Jeremiah 19:11

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.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 19:6 Historical context

Jeremiah 19:6 precedes this oracle, renaming Topheth as Valley of Slaughter—the very place where the broken pot burial occurs.

Jeremiah 19:1 Historical context

Jeremiah 19:1 records the command to buy the earthenware flask that is later broken — the symbolic object is introduced.

Jeremiah 7:31 Historical context

Jeremiah 7:31 describes the child sacrifice at Topheth that provoked the judgment—providing the underlying sin for this broken pot imagery.

Jeremiah 7:32 repeats 'they will bury in Topheth because there is no room elsewhere'—a direct parallel of the burial statement here.

Jeremiah 31:40 promises restoration for the same valley of death, contrasting the irreversible judgment here with future holiness.

Jeremiah 39:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 39:16 confirms that God’s words of harm against the city are fulfilled — this threat becomes reality.

In Jeremiah 13:14, God dashes people together without pity—another image of irreversible judgment, paralleling the unrepairable pot here.

Psalm 2:9 Allusion

Psalm 2:9 uses the identical 'dash them like a potter's vessel' for the Messiah's rule—echoing the same vivid image of divine destruction.

Isaiah 30:14 also depicts a potter's vessel smashed beyond repair, reinforcing the total destruction of Jerusalem metaphorically.

Isaiah 30:33 Historical context

Isaiah 30:33 describes Topheth, the same valley of judgment, linking the breaking of the flask to fiery destruction there.

2 Kings 23:10 Historical context

2 Kings 23:10 recounts Josiah defiling Topheth to stop Molech worship—the historical context of the site where judgment falls.

Acts 21:11 Parallel

Acts 21:11 shows a prophetic symbolic act (binding with a belt) similar to Jeremiah’s breaking of the flask — both are enacted prophecies.