The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

A clay vessel which the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed in water.

Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.

Any clay vessel it is boiled in must be broken, and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then that vessel must be rubbed out and rinsed in water.

He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.

By his treachery he will succeed through deceit. He will have an arrogant attitude, and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart – but not by human agency.

There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle.

Tell them the Lord who rules over all says, ‘I will do just as Jeremiah has done. I will smash this nation and this city as though it were a potter’s vessel which is broken beyond repair. The dead will be buried here in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.’