Jeremiah 19: The Broken Clay Jar

The LORD sends Jeremiah with a clay jar, elders, and priests to Ben-hinnom Valley to announce disaster on Jerusalem for idol worship and child sacrifice. Jeremiah smashes the jar as a sign that the city will be ruined beyond repair, then repeats the warning in the temple court.

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Jeremiah breaks the clay jar in front of his companions. What does the LORD say this act shows (Jeremiah 19:10-11)?

That Jeremiah’s message would be forgotten like a broken potThat the LORD would smash the nation like a jar past mendingThat the elders and priests should break their idols in piecesThat the LORD would soon reshape Judah into a better vessel