The Meaning of Jeremiah 18:2 Explained

Jeremiah 18:2

KJV: Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

YLT: Rise, and thou hast gone down to the potter's house, and there I cause thee to hear My words;

Darby: Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

ASV: Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Arise,  and go down  to the potter's  house,  and there I will cause thee to hear  my words. 

What does Jeremiah 18:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 18

1  Under the type of a potter is shown God's absolute power in disposing of nations
11  Judgments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt
18  Jeremiah prays against his conspirators

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 18:2 mean?

Arise and go down to house of the potter and there I will cause you to hear - My words
ק֥וּם וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ בֵּ֣ית הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר וְשָׁ֖מָּה אַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥ אֶת־ דְּבָרָֽי

ק֥וּם  Arise 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
וְיָרַדְתָּ֖  and  go  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
בֵּ֣ית  to  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר  of  the  potter 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵר 
Sense: to form, fashion, frame.
וְשָׁ֖מָּה  and  there 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
אַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥  I  will  cause  you  to  hear 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דְּבָרָֽי  My  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.