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A Point of No Return
Commentators emphasize the contrast with the potter's clay in Jeremiah 18. There, the clay was still soft and could be reshaped. Here, the vessel is fired, hardened, and shattered. This symbolizes a judgment that is final and irreparable for a people who have become obstinate in their sin, a point of no return.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 19:11
18th Century
Theologian
Made whole again - literally, “healed.” In this lies the distinction between this symbol and that of Jeremiah 18:4. The plastic clay can be …
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 19:11
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet again confirms what he had shown by the external symbol, and he does this by a new command from God.
We know that signs are whol…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 19:11
17th Century
Pastor
And shall say unto them, thus says the Lord of hosts
Of armies above and below; and so able to execute what he here …
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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…