Isa 30:14 | NET2full | STEP | It shatters in pieces like a clay jar , so shattered to bits that none of it can be salvaged . Among its fragments one cannot find a shard large enough to scoop a hot coal from a fire or to skim off water from a cistern .”

‏ Isaiah 30:14

14 It shatters in pieces like a clay jar,
so shattered to bits that none of it can be salvaged. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Its shattering is like the shattering of a jug of [i.e., “made by”] potters, [so] shattered one cannot save [any of it].”}
Among its fragments one cannot find a shard large enough ^{▼▼tn The words “large enough” are supplied in the translation for clarification.}
to scoop a hot coal from a fire ^{▼▼tn Heb “to remove fire from the place of kindling.”}
or to skim off water from a cistern.” ^{▼▼tn On the meaning of גֶבֶא (geveh, “cistern”) see HALOT 170 s.v.}