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ESV Global Study Bible :: Footnotes for Jeremiah 19

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Jer. 19:1 Go, buy. The third symbolic act (see 13:1–7; 16:1–9). earthenware flask. A general term for a container. elders of the people. Civic leaders. elders of the priests. Religious leaders.

Jer. 19:2 Potsherd Gate. Uncertain location but likely a dumping ground for broken containers.

Jer. 19:3 Ears . . . will tingle with shock and horror at an account of judgment (see 1 Sam. 3:11; 2 Kings 21:12).

Jer. 19:4 blood of innocents. Likely child sacrifices made to Molech (7:31).

Jer. 19:7 the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. Their proposed solution to the threat Babylon poses (see 18:12).

Jer. 19:9 eat the flesh. Because of the lack of food caused by the siege, the people of Judah will turn to cannibalism (Deut. 28:53; 2 Kings 6:24–29; Lam. 4:10).

Jer. 19:10 break the flask. A symbolic act representing Jerusalem’s defeat.

Jer. 19:12 like Topheth. An overcrowded cemetery. Proper burial is impossible there.

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