Jeremiah 19:10
Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
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Gill's Exposition
Then shall thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee. The earthen bottle he was bid to get of the potter, Jer 19:1; this he is ordered to break in pieces before the eyes of the…
The message of wrath delivered in the foregoing verses is here enforced, that it might gain credit, two ways: -
I. By a visible sign. The prophet was to take along with him an earthen bottle (Jer…
See introd. summary to section. Jer 19:19 links on to Jer 19:19. This and the next sub-section (Jer 19:19 to Jer 20:20) are thought to be taken from the memoirs of Jeremiah by Baruch (see Intr. pp.…