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The Ruined Loincloth
Thus says the Lord to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.”
Thus says the Lord to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.”
A Linen Belt
This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist.
So I bought a belt, as the Lord directed, and put it around my waist.
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time,
Then the word of the Lord came to me a second time:
“Take the loincloth that you have bought, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.”
So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.
So I went and hid it at Perath, as the Lord told me.
And after many days the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”
Many days later the Lord said to me, “Go now to Perath and get the belt I told you to hide there.”
Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the loincloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing.
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.
“Thus says the Lord: Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
“This is what the Lord says: ‘In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing.
These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt — completely useless!
For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the Lord, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen.
For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me,’ declares the Lord, ‘to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened.’
The Jars Filled with Wine
“You shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Every jar shall be filled with wine.”’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?’
“You shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Every jar shall be filled with wine.”’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?’
Wineskins
“Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Every wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And if they say to you, ‘Don’t we know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
“Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Every wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And if they say to you, ‘Don’t we know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will fill with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land: the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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.
And I will dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the Lord. I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.’”
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.’ ”
Exile Threatened
Hear and give ear; be not proud,
for the Lord has spoken.
Hear and give ear; be not proud,
for the Lord has spoken.
Threat of Captivity
Hear and pay attention,
do not be arrogant,
for the Lord has spoken.
Hear and pay attention,
do not be arrogant,
for the Lord has spoken.
Give glory to the Lord your God
before he brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the twilight mountains,
and while you look for light
he turns it into gloom
and makes it deep darkness.
before he brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the twilight mountains,
and while you look for light
he turns it into gloom
and makes it deep darkness.
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.
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.
But if you will not listen,
my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,
because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,
because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
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.
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.
Say to the king and the queen mother:
“Take a lowly seat,
for your beautiful crown
has come down from your head.”
“Take a lowly seat,
for your beautiful crown
has come down from your head.”
Say to the king and to the queen mother,
“Come down from your thrones,
for your glorious crowns
will fall from your heads.”
“Come down from your thrones,
for your glorious crowns
will fall from your heads.”
The cities of the Negeb are shut up,
with none to open them;
all Judah is taken into exile,
wholly taken into exile.
with none to open them;
all Judah is taken into exile,
wholly taken into exile.
The cities in the Negev will be shut up,
and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah will be carried into exile,
carried completely away.
and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah will be carried into exile,
carried completely away.
“Lift up your eyes and see
those who come from the north.
Where is the flock that was given you,
your beautiful flock?
those who come from the north.
Where is the flock that was given you,
your beautiful flock?
Look up and see
those who are coming from the north.
Where is the flock that was entrusted to you,
the sheep of which you boasted?
those who are coming from the north.
Where is the flock that was entrusted to you,
the sheep of which you boasted?
What will you say when they set as head over you
those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you?
Will not pangs take hold of you
like those of a woman in labor?
those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you?
Will not pangs take hold of you
like those of a woman in labor?
What will you say when the Lord sets over you
those you cultivated as your special allies?
Will not pain grip you
like that of a woman in labor?
those you cultivated as your special allies?
Will not pain grip you
like that of a woman in labor?
And if you say in your heart,
‘Why have these things come upon me?’
it is for the greatness of your iniquity
that your skirts are lifted up
and you suffer violence.
‘Why have these things come upon me?’
it is for the greatness of your iniquity
that your skirts are lifted up
and you suffer violence.
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 mistreated.
“Why has this happened to me?” —
it is because of your many sins
that your skirts have been torn off
and your body mistreated.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin
or the leopard his spots?
Then also you can do good
who are accustomed to do evil.
or the leopard his spots?
Then also you can do good
who are accustomed to do evil.
“I will scatter you like chaff
driven by the desert wind.
driven by the desert wind.
This is your lot,
the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord,
because you have forgotten me
and trusted in lies.
the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord,
because you have forgotten me
and trusted in lies.
This is your lot,
the portion I have decreed for you,”declares the Lord,
“because you have forgotten me
and trusted in false gods.
the portion I have decreed for you,”declares the Lord,
“because you have forgotten me
and trusted in false gods.
I myself will lift up your skirts over your face,
and your shame will be seen.
and your shame will be seen.
I will pull up your skirts over your face
that your shame may be seen —
that your shame may be seen —
I have seen your abominations,
your adulteries and neighings, your lewd whorings,
on the hills in the field.
Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
How long will it be before you are made clean?”
your adulteries and neighings, your lewd whorings,
on the hills in the field.
Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
How long will it be before you are made clean?”
your adulteries and lustful neighings,
your shameless prostitution!
I have seen your detestable acts
on the hills and in the fields.
Woe to you, Jerusalem!
How long will you be unclean?”
your shameless prostitution!
I have seen your detestable acts
on the hills and in the fields.
Woe to you, Jerusalem!
How long will you be unclean?”