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, {the east. →

Well, folks, it's time to check in on Jeremiah 19. It's pretty much the same old stuff - God is mad at the people of Judah, and he's super-pissed about their idol worshiping and other bad behavior. So, as punishment, he's gonna send them into exile. →

Joe: Alright, so we’re talking about Jeremiah 19. What’s going on here? Bible Expert: Well, in this chapter, Jeremiah is sent by the Lord to carry out a symbolic act in order to demonstrate the Lord’s judgment against Judah and Jerusalem. →

Alex Trebek: Alright, so tell me a little bit about yourself! Contestant: Well, I've been studying the Bible lately, and I'd like to tell you about Jeremiah 19. Alex Trebek: Umm...okay, if you must. So what happens in Jeremiah 19? →

Jeremiah 19: Yahweh commands Jeremiah to buy a clay jar, then take a group of elders and priests to the Potter's Field, and break the jar as a symbol of the destruction of Jerusalem. Yahweh then tells them to announce His judgment and tell the people that their false gods will not save them, and that they will suffer for their sins. →

Batman: Robin, it looks like the villains of Jeremiah 19 are the people of Judah. Robin: You're right, Batman. They've been disobeying God's commands and have been worshipping false gods. Catwoman: Don't forget they've been sacrificing their own children as burnt offerings to those false gods! →

Folks, listen up! Here's the deal: Jeremiah 19 is all about God's judgment on the city of Jerusalem. You see, God's people had sinned against him, so he had to punish them for their wicked ways. No malarkey! Now, he did this in a really serious way. →

"Jeremiah 19 is a sad chapter, folks. It tells the story of God punishing the people of Jerusalem for their wickedness by having Jeremiah break a clay pot in the Valley of Hinnom in front of the elders and priests. →

Peter: Alright, so Jeremiah 19 is all about God punishing the people of Judah for their wickedness. He's gonna do this by destroying their city of Jerusalem, and He's gonna do it through a foreign nation. →