Focused Passage

Jeremiah 13:8-11

The Ruined Belt and the Shame of Judah’s Pride

The chapter moves from the symbolic ruined linen belt, to the wine jars filled with drunken judgment, to a call to humble oneself before darkness falls, to royal humiliation and exile, to the exposure of Judah's shame, and finally to the devastating question of whether those habituated to evil can change themselves.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

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.

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Verse 8

Original words

Then the word דְבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular came וַיְהִ֥י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to me אֵלַ֥י H413 Preposition | first person common singular . . . לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 9

Cross-references

Leviticus 26:19 Classic cross-references Isaiah 2:10 Classic cross-references Isaiah 23:9 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 13:15 Classic cross-references Proverbs 16:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּ֖ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular In the same way כָּ֠כָה H3602 Adverb I will ruin אַשְׁחִ֞ית H7843 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the pride גְּא֧וֹן H1347 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֛ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the great הָרָֽב׃ H7227 Article | Adjective - masculine singular pride גְּא֥וֹן H1347 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Jeremiah 16:12 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:17 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:14 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

These הַזֶּ֨ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular evil הָרָ֜ע H7451 Article | Adjective - masculine singular people הָעָם֩ H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular who refuse הַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים׀ H3987 Article | Adjective - masculine plural to listen לִשְׁמ֣וֹעַ H8085 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to My words דְּבָרַ֗י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular who follow הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ H1980 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural the stubbornness בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת H8307 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of their own hearts לִבָּ֔ם H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and who go וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural after אַֽחֲרֵי֙ H310 Preposition other אֲחֵרִ֔ים H312 Adjective - masculine plural gods אֱלֹהִ֣ים H430 Noun - masculine plural to serve לְעָבְדָ֖ם H5647 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural and worship וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת H7812 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct them לָהֶ֑ם Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural they will be וִיהִי֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular like this הַזֶּ֔ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative loincloth כָּאֵז֣וֹר H232 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular of no לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle use יִצְלַ֖ח H6743 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular at all לַכֹּֽל׃ H3605 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Exodus 19:5 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 26:19 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:9 Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:21 Classic cross-references Psalms 81:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּ֡י H3588 Conjunction just as כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative a loincloth הָאֵז֜וֹר H232 Article | Noun - masculine singular clings יִדְבַּ֨ק H1692 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition a man’s אִ֗ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular waist מָתְנֵי־ H4975 Noun - masculine dual construct so {I have made} כֵּ֣ן H3651 Adverb the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct house בֵּ֨ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct house בֵּ֤ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָה֙ H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular cling הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי H1692 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular to Me אֵ֠לַי H413 Preposition | first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular so that they might be לִֽהְי֥וֹת H1961 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct My לִי֙ Preposition | first person common singular people לְעָ֔ם H5971 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular for My renown וּלְשֵׁ֥ם H8034 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular and praise וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה H8416 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and glory וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת H8597 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular But they did not וְלֹ֖א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle listen שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ H8085 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

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