Jeremiah 13:9

Thus hath said the Lord, After this manner will I destroy the pride of Judah, and the pride of Jerusalem, which is great.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

In Context

8Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,

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.

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Cross References

Job 40:10Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.

Isaiah 2:10Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, because of the dread of the Lord, and because of the glory of his majesty.

Isaiah 16:6We have heard of the pride of Moab; [that] he is very proud: of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath, his groundless lies.

Jeremiah 13:15Hear ye, and bend your ear: be not proud; for the Lord hath spoken.

Jeremiah 25:18Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and its kings, and its princes, to make them a ruin, an astonishment, a derision, and a curse; as it is this day;

Lamentations 5:5Up to our necks are we pursued: we are fatigued, and no rest is allowed us.

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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