Jeremiah 18:5 Commentary: Rashi, Metzudat David & Malbim

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֽוֹר׃

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

Rashi on Jeremiah

on the wheels Jonathan renders: on the wheel. (Formes in French.)
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Rashi on Jeremiah

that he was making of clay That he was making of the clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand while it was still wet, and this is an inverted verse.
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Metzudat David on Jeremiah

Can I (Hashem) not do with you (Jews) like the potter does with the clay? He makes from it a different vessel after he has destroyed the first.
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Metzudat David on Jeremiah

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