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Jeremiah 13:11 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear. "
Jeremiah 13:11
Verse in Context
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Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good
For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
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Jeremiah 13:1
"Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water."
Jeremiah 13:2
"So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins."
Jeremiah 13:3
"And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,"
Jeremiah 13:4
"Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock."
Jeremiah 13:5
"So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded"
Jeremiah 13:6
"And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide"
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