Jeremiah 13:11

For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so had I caused to cleave unto me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah, saith the Lord,—to become unto me a people, and [to be] for a name, and for praise, and for honor; but they would not hear.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10And this bad people, who refuse to hearken to my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and have followed other gods, to serve them, and to bow down to them, shall even be as this girdle which is useful for nothing.

12Therefore shalt thou say unto them this word, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and when they will say unto thee, Do we not know full well that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that hath gods so nigh unto it, as is the Lord our God at all times that we call upon him.

Deuteronomy 26:19So that he may set thee highest above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.

Psalms 81:11(81:12) But my people did not hearken to my voice; and Israel was not willing [to follow] me.

Psalms 147:20He hath not done so unto any nation: and [his] ordinances— these they know not. Hallelujah.

Isaiah 62:12And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord; and thou shalt be called, Sought for, [[Derusha,]] The city never forsaken.

Jeremiah 7:26Yet they hearkened not unto me, and inclined not their ear; but they hardened their neck; they did worse than their fathers.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 13:2-12

The Marred Girdle. ( b. c. 606.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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