Jeremiah 19:11
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And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
In other translations
And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
Hebrew words
וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר׀'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635כָּכָהkakhahthusH3602אֶשְׁבֹּר'eshborI will breakH7665אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834יִשְׁבֹּרyishborsomeone breaksH7665אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כְּלִיkeli[the] vessel ofH3627הַיּוֹצֵרhaiyotzerthe potterH3335אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּכַלyukhalit will be ableH3201לְהֵרָפֵהleherapehto be repairedH7495עוֹדodagainH5750וּבְתֹפֶתuvetofetand in TophethH8612יִקְבְּרוּyikberupeople will buryH6912מֵאֵיןme'einfrom notH369מָקוֹםmakomroomH4725לִקְבּוֹר׃likborto buryH6912
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Related verses
- Psalm 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
- Isaiah 30:14And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”
- Lamentations 4:2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
- Revelation 2:27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
- Jeremiah 13:14And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”
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