Jeremiah 13:10

Jeremiah 13:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 nothing.
• New International Version (NIV)These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt—completely useless!
• English Standard Version (ESV)This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This evil people, who refuse to hear My words, who follow the dictates of their hearts, and walk after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be just like this sash which is profitable for nothing.

Context of Jeremiah 13:10

8Then the Lord said to me, 9‘I, the Lord, tell you this: See what happened to your belt. Now I will destroy everything that the people of Judah and Jerusalem are proud of. Those wicked people refuse to listen to my words. They do whatever they want to do. They are too proud to change. They serve other gods and they worship them. Now they will become as useless as this linen belt. 11I tell you this: My people should have been like a belt for me. I held all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah very near to me. I chose them to be my special people. They should have respected me and given me honour so that people would praise me. But they refused to obey me. 12You must tell them, “The Lord, Israel's God, says this: People make wine bottles so that they can fill them with wine.” They may answer, “We know that is why people make wine bottles. Everyone knows that!”

Jeremiah 13:10 word by word

הָעָם֩ הַזֶּ֨ה הָרָ֜ע הַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים׀ לִשְׁמ֣וֹעַ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֗י הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְעָבְדָ֖ם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וִיהִי֙ כָּאֵז֣וֹר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• This evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• which refuseמֵאֵןmê'ên · refusingH3987
• to hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• which walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• in the imaginationשְׁרִירוּתsherîyrûth · stubbornnessH8307
• of their heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• them, and to worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• them, shall even be as this girdleאֵזוֹר'êzôr · girdleH232
• which is goodצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743

Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:10

• Jeremiah 5:23But these people do not obey me, as the waves do. They have turned away from me. They have chosen to go their own way.
• Jeremiah 7:25Since the time that your ancestors left Egypt, I have sent my servants, the prophets to speak to you. I have continued to do that many times, even until now.
• Jeremiah 8:5So why have the people of Jerusalem not turned back to me? They turn away from me all the time. They believe the lies of false gods, and they refuse to return to me.
• Jeremiah 11:7I clearly warned your ancestors that they must obey me. I warned them many times since I brought them safely out of Egypt. I have continued to do that, even until today.
• Jeremiah 15:1The Lord said to me, ‘Even if Moses and Samuel asked me not to punish these people, I would not agree. I still would not help them. Send them away! I do not want to see them again!
• Jeremiah 25:3He said, ‘For 23 years the Lord has been giving me his messages. I started to tell you his messages when Amon's son Josiah had been ruling Judah for 13 years. I have continued to tell you many times what the Lord has said, even until today. But you have refused to listen.
• Jeremiah 34:14I told them, “When any Hebrew slave has worked for you for six years, you must let them go free. In the seventh year after they sold themselves to you, you must set them free.” But your ancestors did not listen to me. They did not obey me.
• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, ‘These people continue to turn away from me. I did great miracles to show them my power. But still they will not trust me.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord sent his servants many times to warn his people. He wanted to be kind to them. He wanted to keep his temple safe.
• Hebrews 12:25So be careful! Always be ready to listen when God speaks. God used Moses as his servant on the earth to speak to Israel's people. When they refused to obey, God punished them. They could not get away. As for us, God speaks to us from heaven. So we will certainly not get away from God's punishment if we turn away from him.
• Jeremiah 7:24But your ancestors refused to obey me. They did anything that their wicked thoughts made them want to do. They refused to return to me. Instead, they went further away.
• Jeremiah 9:14Instead, they have done whatever they wanted to do. They have served the gods of Baal, as their ancestors taught them to do.’
• Jeremiah 11:8But they did not listen to me. They did not agree to obey my covenant. Instead, they continued to do all the wicked things that they wanted to do. They would not change how they lived. So I punished them in the way that the covenant said they deserved. I had commanded them to obey the rules of the covenant, and they did not do that.” ’
• Jeremiah 16:12And you have done even more wicked things than your ancestors! You do any wicked thing that you want to do. You refuse to change. You do not obey me.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9Young people, enjoy your life while you are young. Do the things that you think are good. Enjoy the things that you see. But remember that God will judge you for all the things that you do.
• Ephesians 4:17So I say this to you. I am sure that I have the Lord's authority to say it. You must not live any longer like the Gentile people who do not know God. They do whatever their silly ideas teach them to do.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10This verse limits the application of the symbol. Only the ungodly and the idolatrous part of the people decayed at Babylon. The religious portion was strengthened and invigorated by the exile Jeremiah 24:5-7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The rotten loincloth symbolized the people of Judah and Israel. Their wicked rebellion had corrupted them and made them worthless. clings: The same Hebrew word can mean “joins” and describes marital faithfulness (Genesis 2:24). My people for My renown: See also Exodus 19:5, 6; Deuteronomy 32:10–12; Ephesians 2:7; 3:10.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. imagination--rather, "obstinacy."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 13:10

• Girdle
• Idolatry
• Instruction
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Appear
• Pity
• Principality
• Gods
• Good
• Hosea
• Imagination

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings