¹⁰ “Then ^(A)you shall break ^(B)the flask in the sight of the men who go with you,

⁶³ When you finish reading this book, ^(A)(B)tie a stone to it ^(C)and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates, ⁶⁴ and say, ^(D)‘Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disaster that I am bringing upon her, ^(E)and they shall become exhausted.’”

Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

The Broken Flask

19 Thus says the Lord, “Go, buy ^(A)a potter's earthenware ^(B)flask, and take some of ^(C)the elders of the people and some of ^(D)the elders of the priests,

¹² “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his^[a] jars in pieces.