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

8Then 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.

10These 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.

11For 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 wordדְבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcameוַיְהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֥יH413Preposition | first person common singular. . .לֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 9

Cross-references

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

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This is whatכֹּ֖הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularIn the same wayכָּ֠כָהH3602AdverbI will ruinאַשְׁחִ֞יתH7843Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe prideגְּא֧וֹןH1347Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֛הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe greatהָרָֽב׃H7227Article | Adjective - masculine singularprideגְּא֥וֹןH1347Noun - masculine singular constructof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

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

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Theseהַזֶּ֨הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularevilהָרָ֜עH7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularpeopleהָעָם֩H5971Article | Noun - masculine singularwho refuseהַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים׀H3987Article | Adjective - masculine pluralto listenלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַH8085Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object markerto My wordsדְּבָרַ֗יH1697Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwho followהַהֹֽלְכִים֙H1980Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthe stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֣וּתH8307Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof their own heartsלִבָּ֔םH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland who goוַיֵּלְכ֗וּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralafterאַֽחֲרֵי֙H310Prepositionotherאֲחֵרִ֔יםH312Adjective - masculine pluralgodsאֱלֹהִ֣יםH430Noun - masculine pluralto serveלְעָבְדָ֖םH5647Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluraland worshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣תH7812Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructthemלָהֶ֑םPreposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralthey will beוִיהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularlike thisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeloinclothכָּאֵז֣וֹרH232Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularof noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleuseיִצְלַ֖חH6743Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularat allלַכֹּֽל׃H3605Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

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

Original words

Forכִּ֡יH3588Conjunctionjust asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩H834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativea loinclothהָאֵז֜וֹרH232Article | Noun - masculine singularclingsיִדְבַּ֨קH1692Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositiona man’sאִ֗ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwaistמָתְנֵי־H4975Noun - masculine dual constructso {I have made}כֵּ֣ןH3651Adverbthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructhouseבֵּ֨יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructhouseבֵּ֤יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָה֙H3063Noun - proper - masculine singularclingהִדְבַּ֣קְתִּיH1692Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularto Meאֵ֠לַיH413Preposition | first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerdeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularso that they might beלִֽהְי֥וֹתH1961Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructMyלִי֙Preposition | first person common singularpeopleלְעָ֔םH5971Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularfor My renownוּלְשֵׁ֥םH8034Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand praiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֖הH8416Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand gloryוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתH8597Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularBut they did notוְלֹ֖אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelistenשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃H8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

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