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 spoke his word to me. He said, 9“This is what the Lord says: This is how I will destroy Judah’s arrogance and Jerusalem’s extreme arrogance. These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They go their own stubborn ways and follow other gods in order to serve them and worship them. They are like this good-for-nothing belt. 11As a belt clings to a person’s waist, so I have made the entire nation of Israel and the entire nation of Judah cling to me,” declares the Lord. “I did this so that they would be my people and bring fame, praise, and honor to me. However, they wouldn’t listen. 12“Give this message to them, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Every bottle will be filled with wine.’ Then they will say to you, ‘We know that every bottle will be filled with wine.’

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 are stubborn and rebellious. They have turned aside and wandered away from me.
• Jeremiah 7:25From the time that your ancestors left Egypt until now, I have sent all my servants the prophets to you again and again.
• Jeremiah 8:5The people of Jerusalem turned away from me without ever returning. They still cling to deceit. They refuse to return.
• Jeremiah 11:7I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, and the warning still applies to you today. I solemnly warned them to obey me.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were standing in front of me, I would not feel sorry for these people. Send them away from me, and let them go.
• Jeremiah 25:3“For 23 years, from the time that Josiah, son of Amon, was in his thirteenth year as king of Judah until today, the Lord continued to speak his word to me. So I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
• Jeremiah 34:14‘Every seven years each of you must free any Hebrews who sold themselves to you. When they have served you for six years, you must set them free.’ But your ancestors refused to obey me or listen to me.
• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to trust me in spite of all the miraculous signs I have done among them?
• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord God of their ancestors repeatedly sent messages through his messengers because he wanted to spare his people and his dwelling place.
• Hebrews 12:25Be careful that you do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Your ancestors didn’t escape when they refused to listen to God, who warned them on earth. We certainly won’t escape if we turn away from God, who warns us from heaven.
• Jeremiah 7:24But they didn’t obey me or pay attention to me. They followed their own plans and their stubborn, evil ways. They went backward and not forward.
• Jeremiah 9:14They followed their own stubborn ways and other gods—the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.”
• Jeremiah 11:8But they didn’t obey me or pay attention to me. They followed their own stubborn, evil ways. So I punished them, because they did not keep all the terms of the promise, the terms that I commanded them to keep.”
• Jeremiah 16:12You have done worse than your ancestors. All of you are following your own stubborn, evil ways that keep you from obeying me.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9You young people should enjoy yourselves while you’re young. You should let your hearts make you happy when you’re young. Follow wherever your heart leads you and whatever your eyes see. But realize that God will make you give an account for all these things when he judges everyone.
• Ephesians 4:17So I tell you and encourage you in the Lord’s name not to live any longer like other people in the world. Their minds are set on worthless things.

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