“然後你要在跟你同去的人眼前，把那瓶子打碎，

“你要在同去的人眼前打碎那瓶，

“你要在跟你同去的人眼前打碎那瓶，

“你要在跟你同去的人眼前打碎那瓶，

“耶利米啊，你要在同去的人面前打碎瓦瓶，

“然后你要在跟你同去的人眼前，把那瓶子打碎，

「你要在同去的人眼前打碎那瓶，

「你要在跟你同去的人眼前打碎那瓶，

「你要在跟你同去的人眼前打碎那瓶，

「耶利米啊，你要在同去的人面前打碎瓦瓶，

『你要將那瓦瓶摔破，讓跟你同去的人親眼看見，

言竟、爾則毀其缾、使同行者目擊、

斯言既竟、當毀陶器、使同行者目擊焉。

爾言竟、當毀瓶在同行之人目前、

“ Then break the jar while those who go with you are watching,

“ Jeremiah, break the jar while those who go with you are watching.

“ Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you,

“ As these men watch you, Jeremiah, smash the jar you brought.

“ Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the people going with you,

“ Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you,

“ Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you,

Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

“ Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the people traveling with you,

Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

The LORD continued,“ Now break the jar in front of those who have come here with you.

“ Then you shall break the container in the sight of the men who go with you,

耶和華這樣說：“你去跟陶匠買一個瓦瓶，要帶著幾位人民的長老和年長的祭司，

你宣讀完這書卷以後，要把一塊石頭和書拴在一起，丟進幼發拉底河裡，然後說：‘巴比倫必因耶和華（“耶和華”原文作“我”）所要降給它的災禍，照樣沉下去，不再浮上來；它的人民也必滅沒。’”耶利米的話到此為止。

“看哪！日子快到（這是耶和華的宣告），我必差派倒酒的人到它那裡去，把它倒出來，直至倒空，又把酒缸打碎。