The Plumber
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Plumber
Scripture Reference:
- Isaiah 45 (further images / scripture text)
Description: The plumber uses bellows to heat the fire under the solder and soldering iron. A second worker on a ladder listens to the directions from a woman pointing to a problem area. In the background is a city scene with a woman carrying a pail of water into a house. The Dutch artist and poet Jan Luiken (1649-1712) was responsible for drawing this emblem and for creating the motto and poem that follow. Jan Luiken and/or his son Casper Luiken (1672-1708) were responsible for its etching. The attendant scripture text is Isaiah 45:8.
Motto:
Lead the good
Into the heart.
Poem:
Man, in order to catch the rain from the sky,
Builds downspouts on his house,
Because he wants to collect his necessities:
It is sensible, if only he did not let the rain
Of God’s mercy, love, and blessing,
Flow outside the vessel of the heart.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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