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Then shall you break the bottle in the sight of the men who go with you,
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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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19th Century
Anglican
Then you shall break the bottle ... —Those who heard the prophet and saw his act were not unfamiliar with the imagery. The words o…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah summoned witnesses, so that the confirmation of the prophecy might be more fully attested to the people. Regarding the history of this tra…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then shall you break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with you .
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Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet signifies the previously mentioned punishment through an action.
He describes the action: you shall break th…
