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A Pun with a Punch
Multiple commentators highlight a powerful wordplay in the original Hebrew. The verb for "make void" is derived from the word for "bottle" (Jeremiah 19:1) and imitates the gurgling sound of a bottle being emptied. God is vividly communicating that just as a bottle is poured out and emptied, so too will He pour out and empty the plans, wisdom, and life of Judah and Jerusalem.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 19:7
18th Century
Theologian
Make void - The verb used here is that from which “bottle” (Jeremiah 19:1) is derived, and as it represents the sound made by th…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 19:7
19th Century
Bishop
I will make void. —The Hebrew verb (bakak) is onomatopoetic, representing the gurgling sound of water flowing from the mo…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 19:7
16th Century
Theologian
This amplification further provoked the people, because they vainly trusted that this place would be a fortress for them. For, as we have already s…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 19:7
17th Century
Pastor
And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in
this place
The counsel whi…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 19:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it. That place which holiness made the j…