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Jeremiah 13:19 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive. "
Jeremiah 13:19
Verse in Context
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But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
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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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