Jeremiah 13:7

5 So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me.

6 Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”

So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.

8 Then the word of the LORD came to me:

9 “This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.
KJV
Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
WEB
Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was ruined. It was profitable for nothing.
ASV
Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
DARBY
And 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.
BLB
And I went to Perath and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it there; and behold, the loincloth had been ruined, [and] it was not profitable for anything.
ÅB
Og jeg gikk til Eufrat og gravde og tok beltet fra det sted hvor jeg hadde skjult det; og se, beltet var ødelagt, det dudde ikke til noe.
OTB
Så jeg dro til Eufrat og gravde opp plagget fra stedet hvor jeg hadde gjemt det; og se, plagget var ødelagt og fullstendig ubrukelig.
B1930
Og jeg gikk til Eufrat og gravde og tok beltet fra det sted hvor jeg hadde skjult det; og se, beltet var ødelagt, det dudde ikke til noget.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 64:6

    Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

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  • Romans 3:12

    All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

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  • Jeremiah 24:1–8

    After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.

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  • Luke 14:34–35

    Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

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  • Zechariah 3:3–4

    Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.

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  • Ezekiel 15:3–5

    Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?

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  • Jeremiah 13:10

    These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.

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  • Philemon 1:11

    Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

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