Jeremiah 13

The Ruined Waistband

1ThusH3541 the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “GoH1980 and 1buyH7069 yourself a linenH6593 waistbandH232 and putH7760 it aroundH5921 your waistH4975, but do not putH935 it in waterH4325.” 2So I boughtH7069 the waistbandH232 in accordance with the 2wordH1697 of the LordH3068 and putH7760 it aroundH5921 my waistH4975. 3Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me a secondH8145 timeH8145, sayingH559, 4“TakeH3947 the waistbandH232 that you have boughtH7069, whichH834 is aroundH5921 your waistH4975, and ariseH6965, goH1980 to 3the 4EuphratesH6578 and hideH2934 it thereH8033 in a creviceH5357 of the rockH5553.” 5So I wentH1980 and hidH2934 it by the EuphratesH6578, 5as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 me. 6AfterH4480 manyH7227 daysH3117 the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “AriseH6965, goH1980 to the EuphratesH6578 and takeH3947 from thereH8033 the waistbandH232 whichH834 I commandedH6680 you to hideH2934 thereH8033.” 7Then I wentH1980 to the EuphratesH6578 and dugH2658, and I tookH3947 the waistbandH232 from the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 I had hiddenH2934 it; and loH2009, the waistbandH232 was ruinedH7843, it was totallyH3605 worthlessH3808H6743.

8Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 9“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘JustH3602 soH3602 will I destroyH7843 the 6prideH1347 of JudahH3063 and the greatH7227 prideH1347 of JerusalemH3389. 10ThisH2088 wickedH7451 peopleH5971, whoH3987 7refuseH3987 to listenH8085 to My wordsH1697, who 8walkH1980 in the stubbornnessH8307 of their heartsH3820 and have goneH1980 afterH310 otherH312 godsH430 to serveH5647 them and to bowH7812 downH7812 to them, let them be just like thisH2088 waistbandH232 whichH834 is totallyH3605 worthlessH3808H6743. 11For as the waistbandH232 clingsH1692 to the waistH4975 of a manH376, soH3651 I made the wholeH3605 householdH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the wholeH3605 householdH1004 of JudahH3063 9clingH1692 to Me,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘that they might be for Me a peopleH5971, for 1011renownH8034, for 12praiseH8416 and for gloryH8597; but they 13did not listenH8085.’

Captivity Threatened

12“Therefore you are to speakH559 thisH2088 wordH1697 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “EveryH3605 jugH5035 is to be filledH4390 with wineH3196.”’ And when they sayH559 to you, ‘Do we not veryH3045 wellH3045 knowH3045 that everyH3605 jugH5035 is to be filledH4390 with wineH3196?’ 13then sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “BeholdH2009 I am about to fillH4390 allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of thisH2088 landH776--the kingsH4428 that sitH3427 for DavidH1732 on his throneH3678, the priestsH3548, the prophetsH5030 and allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389--with 14drunkennessH7943! 14I will 15dashH5310 them againstH413 eachH376 otherH251, both the 16fathersH1 and the sonsH1121 togetherH3164,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “I will 17not showH2550 pityH2550 norH3808 be sorryH2347 norH3808 haveH7355 compassionH7355 so as not to destroyH7843 them.”’”

15ListenH8085 and giveH238 heedH238, do not be 18haughtyH1361, For the LordH3068 has spokenH1696.1619GiveH5414 gloryH3519 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, BeforeH2962 He bringsH2821 20darknessH2821 And beforeH2962 your 21feetH7272 stumbleH5062 On the duskyH5399 mountainsH2022, And while you are hopingH6960 for lightH216 He makesH7760 it into 22deepH6757 darknessH6757, And turnsH7896 it into gloomH6205.17But 23ifH518 you will not listenH8085 to it, My soulH5315 will 24sobH1058 in secretH4565 for such prideH1466; And my eyesH5869 will bitterlyH1830 weepH1830 And flowH3381 downH3381 with tearsH1832, BecauseH3588 the 25flockH5739 of the LordH3068 has been takenH7617 captiveH7617.18SayH559 to the 26kingH4428 and the queenH1377 motherH1377, “27TakeH3427 a lowlyH8213 seatH3427, For your beautifulH8597 28crownH5850 Has comeH3381 downH3381 from your headH4763.”19The 29citiesH5892 of the NegevH5045 have been lockedH5462 up, And thereH369 is noH369 oneH369 to openH6605 them; AllH3605 30JudahH3063 has been carriedH1540 into exileH1540, WhollyH7965 carriedH1540 into exileH1540.

20“LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 and seeH7200 Those comingH935 31from the northH6828. WhereH346 is the 32flockH5739 that was givenH5414 you, Your beautifulH8597 sheepH6629?21WhatH4100 will you sayH559 whenH3588 He appointsH6485 overH5921 you-- And you yourselfH855 had taughtH3925 them-- Former 3334companionsH441 to be headH7218 overH5921 you? Will not 35pangsH2256 takeH270 holdH270 of you LikeH3644 a womanH802 in childbirthH3205?22IfH3588 you 36sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘37WhyH4069 have theseH428 thingsH428 happenedH7122 to me?’ Because of the 38magnitudeH7230 of your iniquityH5771 39Your skirtsH7757 have been removedH1540 And your heelsH6119 have 40been exposedH2554.2341Can the EthiopianH3569 changeH2015 his skinH5785 Or the leopardH5246 his spotsH2272? Then you alsoH1571 canH3201 42doH3190 goodH3190 Who are accustomedH3928 to doingH7489 evilH7489.24Therefore I will 43scatterH6327 them like driftingH5674 strawH7179 To the desertH4057 44windH7307.25ThisH2088 is your 45lotH1486, the portionH4521 measuredH4055 to you From Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “BecauseH834 you have 46forgottenH7911 Me And trustedH982 in falsehoodH8267.26So I MyselfH589 have alsoH1571 47strippedH2834 your skirtsH7757 offH2834 overH5921 your faceH6440, That your shameH7036 may be seenH7200.27As for your 48adulteriesH5004 and your lustful neighingsH4684, The 49lewdnessH2154 of your prostitutionH2184 On the 50hillsH1389 in the fieldH7704, I have seenH7200 your abominationsH8251. WoeH188 to you, O JerusalemH3389! 51HowH4970 longH310H4970H5750 will you remainH2891 uncleanH3808H2891?”