KJV King James Version
Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and [take] of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
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Jeremiah 19:1
Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and [take] of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,
WEB World English Bible
Thus said Yahweh, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take some of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;
ASV American Standard Version
Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah, ‘Go, and thou hast got a potter’s earthen vessel, and of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 19
1 Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and [take] of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which [is] by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
3 And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כֹּ֚הH3541 · kohthusאָמַ֣רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDהָל֛וֹךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוְקָנִ֥יתָH7069 · qa.nahto buyבַקְבֻּ֖קH1228 · baq.buqflaskיוֹצֵ֣רH3335 · ya.tsarto form: formedחָ֑רֶשׂH2789 · che.re.searthenwareוּמִזִּקְנֵ֣יH2205 · za.qenold: elderהָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleוּמִזִּקְנֵ֖יH2205 · za.qenold: elderהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃H3548 · ko.henpriest
Cross-references
Ezekiel 8:11-12And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.Jeremiah 18:2-4Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.Numbers 11:16And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.Isaiah 30:14And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water [withal] out of the pit.Lamentations 4:2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!2 Kings 19:2And he sent Eliakim, which [was] over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.Jeremiah 19:10-11Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,1 Chronicles 24:4-6And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and [thus] were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar [there were] sixteen chief men of the house of [their] fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.Ezekiel 9:6Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house.Jeremiah 26:17Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,Acts 4:5-6And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,Matthew 27:41-42Likewise also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,Jeremiah 32:14Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.Matthew 27:1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:Matthew 26:3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
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