A century later, as the day of reckoning drew near, Jehovah told Jeremiah to take an earthenware flask and accompany some of the older men of Jerusalem to the Valley of Hinnom, instructing him: “You must break the flask before the eyes of the men who are going with you. And you must say to them, ‘ This is what Jehovah of armies has said: “In the same way I shall break this people and this city as someone breaks the vessel of the potter so that it is no more able to be repaired. ” ’ ” ​ — Jeremiah 19: 10, 11.
Sajand hiljem, kui arveteõienduspäev lähenes, käskis Jehoova Jeremijal võtta savikruus ja minna koos mõningate Jeruusalemma vanematega Hinnomi orgu ning ütles talle: ” Purusta kruus nende meeste nähes, kes ühes sinuga on tulnud, ja ütle neile: nõnda ütleb vägede Jehoova: nõndasamuti ma purustan selle rahva ja selle linna, otsekui purustatakse potissepa astja, mida ei saa enam parandada ”.