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World English Bible

Jeremiah 13 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh said to me, “Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and don’t put it in water.”
[2] So I bought a belt according to Yahweh’s word, and put it on my waist.
[3] Yahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying,
[4] “Take the belt that you have bought, which is on your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.”
[5] So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.
[6] After many days, Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.”
[7] Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was ruined. It was profitable for nothing.
[8] Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[9] “Yahweh says, ‘In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
[10] This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and have gone after other gods to serve them and to worship them, will even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.
[11] For as the belt 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 Yahweh; ‘that they may be to me for a people, for a name, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’
[12] “Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Every container should be filled with wine.”’ They will tell you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every container should be filled with wine?’
[13] Then tell them, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
[14] I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says Yahweh: “I will not pity, spare, or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.”’”
[15] Hear, and give ear. Don’t be proud, for Yahweh has spoken.
[16] Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it deep darkness.
[17] But if you will not hear it, my soul will weep in secret for your pride. My eye will weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because Yahweh’s flock has been taken captive.
[18] Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves. Sit down, for your crowns have come down, even the crown of your glory.
[19] The cities of the South are shut up, and there is no one to open them. Judah is carried away captive: all of them. They are wholly carried away captive.
[20] Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?
[21] What will you say when he sets over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? Won’t sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail?
[22] If you say in your heart, “Why have these things come on me?” Your skirts are uncovered because of the greatness of your iniquity, and your heels suffer violence.
[23] Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
[24] “Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
[25] This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me,” says Yahweh, “because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.”
[26] Therefore I will also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame will appear.
[27] I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean. How long will it yet be?”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 13 (KJVS)

[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?

Jeremiah 13:10 Or, stubbornness
Jeremiah 13:14a Heb. a man against his brother
Jeremiah 13:14b Heb. from destroying them
Jeremiah 13:18 Or, head tires
Jeremiah 13:21 Heb visit upon’
Jeremiah 13:23 Heb. taught
Jeremiah 13:27 Heb. after when yet?

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 13 (BYZ)

[1] ταδε λεγει κυριος βαδισον και κτησαι σεαυτω περιζωμα λινουν και περιθου περι την οσφυν σου και εν υδατι ου διελευσεται
[2] και εκτησαμην το περιζωμα κατα τον λογον κυριου και περιεθηκα περι την οσφυν μου
[3] και εγενηθη λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[4] λαβε το περιζωμα το περι την οσφυν σου και αναστηθι και βαδισον επι τον ευφρατην και κατακρυψον αυτο εκει εν τη τρυμαλια της πετρας
[5] και επορευθην και εκρυψα αυτο εν τω ευφρατη καθως ενετειλατο μοι κυριος
[6] και εγενετο μεθ ημερας πολλας και ειπεν κυριος προς με αναστηθι βαδισον επι τον ευφρατην και λαβε εκειθεν το περιζωμα ο ενετειλαμην σοι του κατακρυψαι εκει
[7] και επορευθην επι τον ευφρατην ποταμον και ωρυξα και ελαβον το περιζωμα εκ του τοπου ου κατωρυξα αυτο εκει και ιδου διεφθαρμενον ην ο ου μη χρησθη εις ουθεν
[8] και εγενηθη λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[9] ταδε λεγει κυριος ουτω φθερω την υβριν ιουδα και την υβριν ιερουσαλημ
[10] την πολλην ταυτην υβριν τους μη βουλομενους υπακουειν των λογων μου και πορευθεντας οπισω θεων αλλοτριων του δουλευειν αυτοις και του προσκυνειν αυτοις και εσονται ωσπερ το περιζωμα τουτο ο ου χρησθησεται εις ουθεν
[11] οτι καθαπερ κολλαται το περιζωμα περι την οσφυν του ανθρωπου ουτως εκολλησα προς εμαυτον τον οικον του ισραηλ και παν οικον ιουδα του γενεσθαι μοι εις λαον ονομαστον και εις καυχημα και εις δοξαν και ουκ εισηκουσαν μου
[12] και ερεις προς τον λαον τουτον πας ασκος πληρωθησεται οινου και εσται εαν ειπωσιν προς σε μη γνοντες ου γνωσομεθα οτι πας ασκος πληρωθησεται οινου
[13] και ερεις προς αυτους ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω πληρω τους κατοικουντας την γην ταυτην και τους βασιλεις αυτων τους καθημενους υιους δαυιδ επι θρονου αυτου και τους ιερεις και τους προφητας και τον ιουδαν και παντας τους κατοικουντας ιερουσαλημ μεθυσματι
[14] και διασκορπιω αυτους ανδρα και τον αδελφον αυτου και τους πατερας αυτων και τους υιους αυτων εν τω αυτω ουκ επιποθησω λεγει κυριος και ου φεισομαι και ουκ οικτιρησω απο διαφθορας αυτων
[15] ακουσατε και ενωτισασθε και μη επαιρεσθε οτι κυριος ελαλησεν
[16] δοτε τω κυριω θεω υμων δοξαν προ του συσκοτασαι και προς του προσκοψαι ποδας υμων επ ορη σκοτεινα και αναμενειτε εις φως και εκει σκια θανατου και τεθησονται εις σκοτος
[17] εαν δε μη ακουσητε κεκρυμμενως κλαυσεται η ψυχη υμων απο προσωπου υβρεως και καταξουσιν οι οφθαλμοι υμων δακρυα οτι συνετριβη το ποιμνιον κυριου
[18] ειπατε τω βασιλει και τοις δυναστευουσιν ταπεινωθητε και καθισατε οτι καθηρεθη απο κεφαλης υμων στεφανος δοξης υμων
[19] πολεις αι προς νοτον συνεκλεισθησαν και ουκ ην ο ανοιγων απωκισθη ιουδας συνετελεσεν αποικιαν τελειαν
[20] αναλαβε οφθαλμους σου ιερουσαλημ και ιδε τους ερχομενους απο βορρα που εστιν το ποιμνιον ο εδοθη σοι προβατα δοξης σου
[21] τι ερεις οταν επισκεπτωνται σε και συ εδιδαξας αυτους επι σε μαθηματα εις αρχην ουκ ωδινες καθεξουσιν σε καθως γυναικα τικτουσαν
[22] και εαν ειπης εν τη καρδια σου δια τι απηντησεν μοι ταυτα δια το πληθος της αδικιας σου ανεκαλυφθη τα οπισθια σου παραδειγματισθηναι τας πτερνας σου
[23] ει αλλαξεται αιθιοψ το δερμα αυτου και παρδαλις τα ποικιλματα αυτης και υμεις δυνησεσθε ευ ποιησαι μεμαθηκοτες τα κακα
[24] και διεσπειρα αυτους ως φρυγανα φερομενα υπο ανεμου εις ερημον
[25] ουτος ο κληρος σου και μερις του απειθειν υμας εμοι λεγει κυριος ως επελαθου μου και ηλπισας επι ψευδεσιν
[26] καγω αποκαλυψω τα οπισω σου επι το προσωπον σου και οφθησεται η ατιμια σου
[27] και η μοιχεια σου και ο χρεμετισμος σου και η απαλλοτριωσις της πορνειας σου επι των βουνων και εν τοις αγροις εωρακα τα βδελυγματα σου ουαι σοι ιερουσαλημ οτι ουκ εκαθαρισθης οπισω μου εως τινος ετι

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.