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A Symbol of Final Judgment
Commentators explain that breaking the bottle was a powerful, physical sermon. Unlike the soft clay in the previous chapter that could be reshaped, a fired pot, once shattered, cannot be repaired. This symbolized that the coming judgment on that generation of Judah would be swift, complete, and, from a human standpoint, irreversible.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 19:10
19th Century
Bishop
Then you shall break the bottle ... —Those who heard the prophet and saw his act were not unfamiliar with the imagery. The words o…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 19:10
16th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah summoned witnesses, so that the confirmation of the prophecy might be more fully attested to the people. Regarding the history of this tra…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 19:10
17th Century
Pastor
Then shall you break the bottle in the sight of the men that
go with you .
] The ea…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 19:10–15
17th Century
Minister
The potter's vessel, after it is hardened, can never be mended when it is broken. And as the bottle was broken, so will Judah and Jerusalem be brok…