Encyclopedia entry
Potsherd
A “shred”, i.e., anything severed, as a fragment of earthenware (Job 2:8; Prov. 26:23; Isa. 45:9).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
also in Authorized Version “sherd,” a broken piece of earthenware. (Proverbs 26:23)
In the Bible
5
Verses where Potsherd is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Isaiah 45:9
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’?
- Jeremiah 19:2
and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
- Job 2:8
And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
- Proverbs 26:23
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
- Psalms 22:15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
Scripture on Potsherd
5
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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