The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:7 (NIV)

So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from the place where I had hidden it,
but now it was ruined and completely useless.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Jeremiah 13:8 (NKJV)
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

 

[iTheophilus]

"Thus says the LORD: 'In this manner I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

- Jeremiah 13:9 (NKJV)

 

[iTheophilus]

'This evil people, who refuse to hear My words, who follow the dictates of their hearts, and walk after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be just like this sash which is profitable for nothing.

- Jeremiah 13:10 (NKJV)

 

[iTheophilus]

'For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,' says the LORD, 'that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.'

- Jeremiah 13:11 (NKJV)

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Jeremiah 13:12 (NKJV)
“Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: “Every bottle shall be filled with wine.” ’ “And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?’

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:13 (NIV)

then tell them, “This is what the Lord says: I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land,
including the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets and all those living in Jerusalem.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:14 (NIV)

I will smash them one against the other, parents and children alike, declares the Lord.
I will allow no pity or mercy or compassion to keep me from destroying them.”’

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:15 (NIV)

Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:16 (NIV)

Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills.
You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:17 (NIV)

If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears,
because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Jeremiah 13:18 (NKJV)
Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves; Sit down, For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory.”

 

[iTheophilus]

The cities of the South shall be shut up, And no one shall open them; Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it; It shall be wholly carried away captive.

- Jeremiah 13:19 (NKJV)

 

[iTheophilus]

Lift up your eyes and see Those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, Your beautiful sheep?

- Jeremiah 13:20 (NKJV)

 

[iTheophilus]

What will you say when He punishes you? For you have taught them To be chieftains, to be head over you. Will not pangs seize you, Like a woman in labor?

- Jeremiah 13:21 (NKJV)

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:22 (NIV)

And if you ask yourself, ‘Why has this happened to me?’–
it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body ill-treated.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Jeremiah 13:23 (NIV)

Can a Cushite change his skin or a leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.

 

[unelie]

Jer 13:24 KJV Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Jeremiah 13:25 (NKJV)
This is your lot, The portion of your measures from Me,” says the LORD, “Because you have forgotten Me And trusted in falsehood.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Jeremiah 13:26 (NKJV)
Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face, That your shame may appear.