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Potsherd

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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A fragment of pottery, to which man is compared when he strives with his Maker. Isaiah 45:9 . David quotes the word in the Psalm prophetical of the Lord's sacrificial sufferings, "My strength is dried up like a potsherd." Psalm 22:15 . It is employed literally in Job 2:8; Proverbs 26:23 , and translated 'sherd' in Isaiah 30:14; Ezekiel 23:34 .

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Potsherd'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​p/potsherd.html. 1897.
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