Jeremiah 13:9
7 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:
“This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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.
11 For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
- KJV
- Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
- WEB
- “The LORD says, ‘In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
- ASV
- Thus saith Jehovah, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- Thus saith Jehovah: After this manner will I spoil the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
- BLB
- Thus says YHWH: “In this manner I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Så sier Herren: Slik vil jeg gjøre ende på Judas og Jerusalems store overmot.
- OTB
- "Dette er hva Herren sier: 'På samme måte vil jeg ødelegge Judas stolthet og den store stoltheten til Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Så sier Herren: Således vil jeg gjøre ende på Judas og Jerusalems store overmot.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 26:19
I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,
Read in contextZephaniah 3:11
On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
Read in contextJeremiah 13:15–17
Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:9
The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
Read in contextProverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:10–17
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
Read in context1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Read in contextEzekiel 16:50
Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.
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