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NASB | Jeremiah 18:6 "Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 18:6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" says the LORD. "Look carefully, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel. |
Bible Question: Why is Jeremiah known as the weeping prophet? |
Bible Answer: Jeremiah's message to Judah was to repent. If they didn’t' repent they would be punished. The next book in our Canon is Lamentations. This book was also written by Jeremiah after the fall if Judah. I believe Jeremiah was much like several preachers today. They see the corruption, speak the right words but no few are listening. The nation is determined to destroy itself in greed and corruption. JER 6:10 To whom shall I speak and give warning, That they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed, And they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reproach to them; They have no delight in it. JER 6:17 "And I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.' JER 7:26 "Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did evil more than their fathers. JER 7:27 ¶ "And you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you; and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you. This is four verses in two chapters; there are 46 of verses like this in 52 chapters. Conclusion: Everyone wants to be appreciated, Jeremiah was not appreciated and even spent a time in the septic tank where he was slated to die--but he was rescued. He could "see" the downfall of his nation and watched his beloved nation fall but no one would listen to his message. Both and more were reasons he was called the weeping prophet. |