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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Then break the jar while those who go with you are watching,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“As these men watch you, Jeremiah, smash the jar you brought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the people going with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the people traveling with you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jeremiah, as soon as you have said this, smash the jar while the people are watching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[The LORD says,] "Then smash the jar in front of the men who went with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD told me to break the jar in front of those who had gone with me <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then you are to break the jug in front of the men who have come with you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD continued, "Now break the jar in front of those who have come here with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall break the bottle in the sight of the men who go with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Then you shall break the container in the sight of the men who go with you, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And you have broken the bottle before the eyes of the men who are going with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast broken the bottle before the eyes of the men who are going with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And break the bottle before the eyes of the men going with thee,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt break the bottle in the sight of the men that shall go with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall crush the bottle in the sight of the men who will go with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who went with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you shall break the jug in the sight of those who go with you,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall break a pot in the sight of the men who go with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And break the pitcher before the eyes of the men who go with you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt break the bottle in the sight of the men that go forth with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=5707" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/19.htm">The Broken Jar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’ <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wə·šā·ḇar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">Then you are to shatter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1228.htm" title="1228: hab·baq·buq (Art:: N-ms) -- A flask. From baqaq; a bottle.">the jar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">of the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ha·hō·lə·ḵîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">who accompany</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·w·ṯāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">you,</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Isaiah 30:14</a></span><br />It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Revelation 2:27</a></span><br />He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></span><br />Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-8.htm">Hosea 8:8</a></span><br />Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Lamentations 4:2</a></span><br />How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-44.htm">Matthew 21:44</a></span><br />He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34-35</a></span><br />As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. / Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a></span><br />In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-25.htm">Isaiah 41:25</a></span><br />I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a></span><br />You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Romans 9:21</a></span><br />Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">2 Corinthians 4:7</a></span><br />Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall you break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with you,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Jeremiah 48:12</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63,64</a></b></br> And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, <i>that</i> thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Accompany</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-10.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Flagon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Flask</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Potter's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-23.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/5-18.htm">Accompany</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-19.htm">Flagon</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Flask</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Potter's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Under the type of breaking a potter's vessel, is foreshown the desolation of the Jews</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then you are to shatter the jar</b><br>This act is symbolic, representing the impending destruction of Jerusalem and Judah due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. The shattering of the jar signifies the irreversible judgment that God is about to bring upon His people. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, breaking a jar was a common symbol of destruction and ruin. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic actions in the Bible, such as Ezekiel's symbolic acts (<a href="/ezekiel/4.htm">Ezekiel 4:1-3</a>) and Hosea's marriage to an unfaithful wife (<a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2-3</a>), which were meant to convey God's message in a tangible way.<p><b>in the presence of the men who accompany you</b><br>Jeremiah is instructed to perform this act publicly, in front of the elders and priests who accompanied him. This public demonstration serves as a powerful visual prophecy, ensuring that the leaders of Judah witness the seriousness of God's message. The presence of these men highlights the communal aspect of the prophecy, emphasizing that the judgment is not just personal but national. It also serves as a warning to the leaders, who are responsible for guiding the people spiritually and morally. This public act is reminiscent of other biblical instances where God uses prophets to deliver messages in the presence of witnesses, such as Moses before Pharaoh (<a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Exodus 7:10</a>) and Elijah before the prophets of Baal (<a href="/1_kings/18-20.htm">1 Kings 18:20-40</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his lamentations and his role as a "weeping prophet."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_men_who_accompany_jeremiah.htm">The Men Who Accompany Jeremiah</a></b><br>These are likely elders and priests from Judah, representing the leadership and people of Jerusalem who are witnessing the symbolic act.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jar.htm">The Jar</a></b><br>A clay jar or pot that Jeremiah is instructed to shatter. This symbolizes the impending destruction and judgment upon Jerusalem and its people due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/topheth.htm">Topheth</a></b><br>A location in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, associated with child sacrifice and idolatry, which becomes a symbol of judgment and desolation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_ben_hinnom.htm">The Valley of Ben Hinnom</a></b><br>A place outside Jerusalem associated with idolatrous practices and later used as a metaphor for hell (Gehenna).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_shattered_jar.htm">Symbolism of the Shattered Jar</a></b><br>The act of shattering the jar is a powerful visual representation of God's judgment. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of persistent sin and rebellion against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_action.htm">The Role of Prophetic Action</a></b><br>Jeremiah's actions demonstrate how God uses symbolic acts to communicate His messages. This teaches us the importance of understanding and responding to God's warnings in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>The judgment pronounced on Jerusalem is a direct result of their idolatry and disobedience. This serves as a warning to prioritize our relationship with God and avoid modern forms of idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The shattering of the jar illustrates God's ultimate authority and power to execute judgment. It reminds us to live in reverence and obedience to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While the immediate message is one of judgment, the broader context of Jeremiah includes promises of restoration and hope, pointing to God's redemptive plan.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Then shalt thou break the bottle . . .</span>--Those who heard the prophet and saw his act were not unfamiliar with the imagery. The words of <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm" title="You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.">Psalm 2:9</a> had portrayed the Messianic king as ruling over the nations, even as "breaking them in pieces like a potter's vessel." But it was a new and strange thing to hear these words applied to themselves, to see their own nation treated, not as the potter's clay that could be remodelled, as in <a href="/context/jeremiah/18-1.htm" title="The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,">Jeremiah 18:1-6</a>, either for a nobler, or, at least, for some serviceable use, but as the vessel which once broken could never be restored. Happily for Israel, there was a depth of Divine compassion which the parable failed to represent. The after-history showed that though, as far as that generation went, the punishment was final, and their existing polity could never be made whole again, there was yet hope for the nation. The things that were "impossible with man" were "possible with God." The fragments of the broken vessel might be gathered from the heap of rubbish on which the prophet had flung them, and brought into a new shape, for uses less glorious indeed than that for which it had been originally designed, but far other than those of a mere vessel of dishonour.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then you are to shatter</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁבַרְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḇar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the jar</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּקְבֻּ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(hab·baq·buq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1228.htm">Strong's 1228: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bottle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the presence</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who accompany</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהֹלְכִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hō·lə·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/19-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 19:10 Then you shall break the bottle (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 19:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 19:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 19:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 19:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>