Jeremiah 13:1-9

1Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.

2And I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.

3And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,

4Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

5So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah had commanded me.

6And it came to pass at the end of many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee to hide there.

7And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.

8And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

9Thus saith Jehovah: After this manner will I spoil the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.