12. settest . . . before thy face—under thy watch and care, as God before man's face (Ps 16:8) is an object of trust and love.

     28. broken idol—Coniah was idolized once by the Jews; Jeremiah, therefore, in their person, expresses their astonishment at one from whom so much had been expected being now so utterly cast aside.

     38. vessel . . . no pleasure—(See on Jer 22:28); a vessel cast aside by the potter as refuse, not answering his design.