God Brings Disaster

“As these men watch, Jeremiah, smash the jar you brought with you.  Then say to them, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: As this jar lies shattered, so I will shatter the people of Judah and Jerusalem beyond all hope of repair.  They will bury the bodies in Topheth until there is no more room.  This is what I will do to this place and its people, says the LORD.  I will cause this city to become defiled like Topheth.  Yes, all the houses in Jerusalem, including the palace of Judah’s kings, will become like Topheth – all the houses where you burned incense on the rooftops to your star gods, and where drink offerings were poured out to your idols.'”  Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth where he had delivered this message, and he stopped in front of the Temple of the LORD.  He said to the people there, “This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns just as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.” (Jeremiah 19:10-15 NLT)