Leviticus 11:33

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 11:35 applies the same rule to ovens and stoves—they must be broken if contaminated by a dead animal.

Leviticus 6:28 applies the same rule: earthen vessels used for sin offering must be broken, mirroring the contamination rule here.

Leviticus 15:12 repeats the same command: earthen vessel touched by a person with discharge must be broken.

Leviticus 14:45 requires breaking a leprous house, mirroring the breaking of earthenware vessels to remove impurity.

Leviticus 13:52 commands burning leprous garments—different disposal method but same principle of destroying contaminated items.

Jeremiah 48:38 uses the breaking of a vessel as a metaphor for God's judgment on Moab, alluding to the ritual destruction.