Jeremiah 13:16

Give kavod to Hashem Eloheichem, 1 before He cause darkness, 1 and before your raglayim stumble 1 upon the dark mountains, 1 and, while ye look for ohr, 1 He turn it into the tzalmavet (shadow of death), 1 and make it gross darkness. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15Hear ye, and give ozen (ear); 1 be not proud: 1 for Hashem hath spoken. 1

17But if ye will not listen, 1 my nefesh shall weep in secret places 1 for your ga'avah (pride); 1 and mine eye shall weep profusely, 1 and run down with tears, 1 because the Eder Hashem (Flock of Hashem ) is carried away captive. 1

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Cross References

Joshua 7:19And Yehoshua said unto Achan, Beni (my son), give, now, kavod to Hashem Elohei Yisroel, and give to Him todah; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

Psalms 29:2Ascribe unto Hashem the Kavod Shmo; 1 worship Hashem in the Hadrat Kodesh (beauty of holiness). 1

Psalms 96:7Render unto Hashem, O ye mishpekhot of the nations, 1 render unto Hashem kavod and oz. 1

Ecclesiastes 11:8But if haAdam live many shanim, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the yamim of choshech; for they shall be many. All that cometh is hevel.

Isaiah 5:30And in Yom Hahu they shall roar against them 1 like the roaring of the sea; 1 and if one look unto ha'aretz, 1 hinei, choshech and tzar (distress), 1 and the ohr groweth dark with clouds.

Isaiah 59:9Therefore is mishpat (justice) far from us, 1 neither doth tzedakah overtake us; 1 we wait for ohr, but, hinei, choshech; 1 for negohot (brightness), but we walk in gloom. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 13:13-22

The Bottles Filled with Wine; Punishment Predicted; A Call to Repentance. ( b. c. 606.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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