Jeremiah 13 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Thus ^H3541 Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, “Go ^H1980 and buy ^H7069 yourself a linen ^H6593 belt ^H232 and put ^H7760 it around ^H5921 your loins ^H4975, but do not put ^H935 it in water ^H4325.”

Then the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068 came ^H1961 to me, saying ^H559,

“Therefore you are to say ^H559 this ^H2088 word ^H1697 to them, ‘Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, “Every ^H3605 jug ^H5035 is to be filled ^H4390 with wine ^H3196.”’ And they will say ^H559 to you, ‘Do we not very ^H3045 well ^H3045 know ^H3045 that every ^H3605 jug ^H5035 is to be filled ^H4390 with wine ^H3196?’

Listen ^H8085 and give ^H238 ear ^H238, do not be ^H1361 haughty ^H1361,

For Yahweh ^H3068 has spoken ^H1696.

Give ^H5414 glory ^H3519 to Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430,

Before ^H2962 He brings ^H2821 darkness ^H2821

And before ^H2962 your feet ^H7272 [fn]stumble ^H5062

On the dusky ^H5399 mountains ^H2022;

And while you are hoping ^H6960 for light ^H216,

He makes ^H7760 it into the shadow ^H6757 of death ^H6757

And turns ^H7896 it into dense ^H6205 gloom ^H6205.

But if ^H518 you will not listen ^H8085 to it,

My soul ^H5315 will cry ^H1058 in secret ^H4565 for such pride ^H1466;

And my eyes ^H5869 will bitterly ^H1830 weep ^H1830

And flow ^H3381 down ^H3381 with tears ^H1832

Because ^H3588 the flock ^H5739 of Yahweh ^H3068 has been taken ^H7617 captive ^H7617.

Say ^H559 to the king ^H4428 and the queen ^H1377 mother ^H1377,

“Take ^H3427 a ^H3427 lowly ^H8213 seat ^H3427,

For your beautiful ^H8597 crown ^H5850

Has come ^H3381 down ^H3381 from your head ^H4763.”

The cities ^H5892 of the Negev ^H5045 have been closed ^H5462 up ^H5462,

And there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to open ^H6605 them;

All ^H3605 Judah ^H3063 has been taken ^H1540 away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540,

Wholly ^H7965 taken ^H1540 away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540.

“Lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 your eyes ^H5869 and see ^H7200

Those coming ^H935 from the north ^H6828.

Where ^H346 is the flock ^H5739 that was given ^H5414 you,

Your beautiful ^H8597 sheep ^H6629?

“What ^H4100 will you say ^H559 when ^H3588 He appoints ^H6485 over ^H5921 you—

And you yourself ^H859 had taught ^H3925 them—

Former [fn]companions ^H441 to be head ^H7218 over ^H5921 you?

Will not pangs ^H2256 seize ^H270 you

Like ^H3644 a woman ^H802 in childbirth ^H3205?

“If ^H3588 you say ^H559 in your heart ^H3824,

‘Why ^H4069 have these ^H428 things ^H428 happened ^H7122 to me?’

Because of the magnitude ^H7230 of your iniquity ^H5771

Your skirts ^H7757 have been uncovered ^H1540

And your heels ^H6119 have suffered ^H2554 violence ^H2554.

“Can the Ethiopian ^H3569 change ^H2015 his skin ^H5785

Or the leopard ^H5246 his spots ^H2272?

Then you also ^H1571 can ^H3201 do ^H3190 good ^H3190

Who are accustomed ^H3928 to doing ^H7489 evil ^H7489.

“Therefore I will scatter ^H6327 them like chaff ^H7179 passing ^H5674 away ^H5674

Into the wilderness ^H4057 wind ^H7307.

“This ^H2088 is your lot ^H1486, the portion ^H4521 measured ^H4055 to you

From Me,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068,

“Because ^H834 you have forgotten ^H7911 Me

And trusted ^H982 in lies ^H8267.

“So I Myself ^H589 have also ^H1571 stripped ^H2834 your skirts ^H7757 off ^H2834 over ^H5921 your face ^H6440,

That your disgrace ^H7036 may be seen ^H7200.

“As for your adulteries ^H5004 and your lustful neighings ^H4684,

The lewdness ^H2154 of your prostitution ^H2184

On the hills ^H1389 in the field ^H7704,

I have seen ^H7200 your detestable ^H8251 things ^H8251.

Woe ^H188 to you, O Jerusalem ^H3389!

How ^H4970 long ^{H310 H4970 H5750} will you not ^H3808 cleanse ^H2891 yourself?”