Isaiah 30:14 describes judgment as devastating as pottery smashed so thoroughly that 'in its crushing, not a shard is found large enough to take fire from a hearth or scoop water from a cistern.' The term denotes the crushed fragments resulting from complete destruction—pottery pulverized beyond usefulness. This is not mere breaking but utter obliteration. The prophet's point is totality: judgment will be so thorough that nothing salvageable remains. Even the smallest functional piece—a potsherd for basic tasks—will be absent from the rubble.