The sum of what is taught here is that, as the Jews gloried in God’s singular favor—which, however, had been conferred on them for a different purp…

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying .
] The word of prophecy, as the Targum: this is a distinct pr…

While Jeremiah observes the potter's work, God darts into his mind two great truths. God has authority, and power, to form and fashion kingdoms and…

1. Here, he shows the obstinacy of the people themselves as if through experience:

• First, because they reject his preaching.