Jeremiah 13
1. Thus saith * the LORD unto me, Go * and get * thee a linen girdle,and put * it upon thy loins, and put * it not in water.
2. So I got * a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put * it on my loins.
3. And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying * ,
4. Take * the girdle that thou hast got * , which is upon thy loins, and arise * , go * to Euphrates, and hide * it there in a hole of the rock.
5. So I went * , and hid * it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded * me.
6. And it came to pass after many days,that the LORD said * unto me, Arise * , go * to Euphrates, and take * the girdle from thence, which I commanded * thee to hide * there.
7. 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.
8. Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying * ,
9. Thus saith * the LORD, After this manner will I mar * the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10. This evil people, which refuse to hear * my words, which walk * in the imagination of their heart, and walk * after other gods, to serve * them, and to worship * them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good * for nothing.
11. For as the girdle cleaveth * to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave * unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith * the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people,and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear * .
12. Therefore thou shalt speak * unto them this word; Thus saith * the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled * with wine: and they shall say * unto thee, Do we not certainly * know * that every bottle shall be filled * with wine?
13. Then shalt thou say * unto them, Thus saith * the LORD, Behold, I will fill * all the inhabitants * of this land,even the kings that sit * upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants * of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
14. And I will dash * them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith * the LORD: I will not pity * , nor spare * , nor have mercy * , but destroy * them.
15. Hear * ye, and give ear * ; be not proud * : for the LORD hath spoken * .
16. Give * glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness * , and before your feet stumble * upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look * for light, he turn * it into the shadow of death, and make * it gross darkness.
17. But if ye will not hear * it, my soul shall weep * in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep * sore * , and run down * with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive * .
18. Say * unto the king and to the queen, Humble * yourselves, sit down * : for your principalities shall come down * , even the crown of your glory.
19. The cities of the south shall be shut up * , and none shall open * them: Judah shall be carried away captive * all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive * .
20. Lift up * your eyes, and behold * them that come * from the north: where is the flock that was given * thee, thy beautiful flock?
21. What wilt thou say * when he shall punish * thee? for thou hast taught * them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take * thee, as a woman in travail * ?
22. And if thou say * in thine heart,Wherefore come * these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered * , and thy heels made bare * .
23. Can the Ethiopian change * his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may * ye also do good * , that are accustomed to do evil * .
24. Therefore will I scatter * them as the stubble that passeth away * by the wind of the wilderness.
25. This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith * the LORD;because thou hast forgotten * me, and trusted * in falsehood.
26. Therefore will I discover * thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear * .
27. I have seen * thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom,and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem ! wilt thou not be made clean * ? when shall it once be?
