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Jeremiah 13:18 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves. Sit down, for your crowns have come down, even the crown of your glory. "
Jeremiah 13:18
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16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it deep darkness.
17 But if you will not hear it, my soul will weep in secret for your pride. My eye will weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
18 Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves. Sit down, for your crowns have come down, even the crown of your glory.
19 The cities of the South are shut up, and there is no one to open them. Judah is carried away captive: all of them. They are wholly carried away captive.
20 Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?
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Jeremiah 13:1
"The LORD said to me, “Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and don’t put it in water.”"
Jeremiah 13:2
"So I bought a belt according to the LORD’s word, and put it on my waist."
Jeremiah 13:3
"The LORD’s word came to me the second time, saying,"
Jeremiah 13:4
"“Take the belt that you have bought, which is on your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.”"
Jeremiah 13:5
"So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me."
Jeremiah 13:6
"After many days, the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.”"
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