Idiom Breakdown

broken vessel

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Definition

A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.

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From Old Testament symbolism that people are like clay vessels.

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"I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a broken vessel."
"I am a broken vessel, Lord rubble where a soul should be."
"2005. Kara Williamson, quote in Undisguised, the new project by singer/songwriter Kara Williamson, Your Guide to Christian Music, Gospel, Feb 4 2005.https://web.archive.org/web/20060529091348/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/upcomingreleases/a/aakaraWundisg.htm I’m a broken vessel—thankfully, God uses broken vessels."

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