English Bible Presentation Sharing - Jeremiah Book, chapter 13, verse 29 in Erven Version

Jeremiah 13 : 1 (ERVEN)

This is what the Lord said to me: "Jeremiah, go and buy a linen loincloth. Then put it around your waist. Don't let the loincloth get wet."

Jeremiah 13 : 2 (ERVEN)

So I bought a linen loincloth, just as the Lord told me to do, and I put it around my waist.

Jeremiah 13 : 3 (ERVEN)

Then the message of the Lord came to me a second time.

Jeremiah 13 : 4 (ERVEN)

This was the message: "Jeremiah, take the loincloth you bought and are wearing, and go to Perath. Hide the loincloth there in a crack in the rocks."

Jeremiah 13 : 5 (ERVEN)

So I went to Perath and hid the loincloth there, just as the Lord told me to do.

Jeremiah 13 : 6 (ERVEN)

Many days later the Lord said to me, "Now, Jeremiah, go to Perath. Get the loincloth that I told you to hide there."

Jeremiah 13 : 7 (ERVEN)

So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth. I took it out of the crack in the rocks where I had hidden it. But now I could not wear the loincloth, because it was ruined. It was not good for anything.

Jeremiah 13 : 8 (ERVEN)

Then the message of the Lord came to me.

Jeremiah 13 : 9 (ERVEN)

This is what the Lord said: "The loincloth is ruined and not good for anything. In the same way I will ruin the proud people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 13 : 10 (ERVEN)

I will ruin them because they refuse to listen to my messages. They are stubborn and do only what they want to do. They follow and worship other gods. They will be like this linen loincloth. They will be ruined and not good for anything.

Jeremiah 13 : 11 (ERVEN)

A loincloth is wrapped tightly around a man's waist. In the same way I wrapped the family of Israel and the family of Judah around me." This message is from the Lord. "I did that so they would be my people and bring me fame, praise, and honor. But my people did not listen to me."

Jeremiah 13 : 12 (ERVEN)

"Jeremiah, say to the people of Judah: 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Every wineskin should be filled with wine.' They will laugh and say to you, 'Of course, we know that every wineskin should be filled with wine.'

Jeremiah 13 : 13 (ERVEN)

Then you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord says: I will make everyone who lives in this land helpless, like a drunken person. I am talking about the kings who sit on David's throne. I am also talking about the priests, the prophets, and all the people who live in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 13 : 14 (ERVEN)

I will make them stumble and fall against each other, even the fathers and sons.' This message is from the Lord. 'I will not feel sorry or have pity for them. I will not allow compassion to stop me from destroying the people of Judah.'"

Jeremiah 13 : 15 (ERVEN)

Listen and pay attention. The Lord has spoken to you. Do not be proud.

Jeremiah 13 : 16 (ERVEN)

Honor the Lord your God. Praise him or he will bring darkness. Praise him before you fall on the dark hills. You people of Judah are hoping for light, but the Lord will turn the light into thick darkness. He will change the light into a very thick darkness.

Jeremiah 13 : 17 (ERVEN)

If you people of Judah don't listen to him, I will hide and cry. Your pride will cause me to cry. I will cry very hard. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord's flock will be captured.

Jeremiah 13 : 18 (ERVEN)

Tell these things to the king and his wife, "Come down from your thrones. Your beautiful crowns have fallen from your heads."

Jeremiah 13 : 19 (ERVEN)

The cities in the Negev are locked. No one can open them. All the people of Judah have been taken away as captives. They were carried away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 13 : 20 (ERVEN)

Jerusalem, look! The enemy is coming from the north! Where is your flock? God gave that beautiful flock to you.

Jeremiah 13 : 21 (ERVEN)

What will you say when the Lord asks you to account for that flock? You were supposed to teach the people. Your leaders were supposed to lead them. So you will suffer pain and trouble, like a woman giving birth.

Jeremiah 13 : 22 (ERVEN)

You might ask yourself, "Why has this bad thing happened to me?" It happened because of your many sins. Because of your sins, your skirt was torn off, and your sandals were taken away. They did this to embarrass you.

Jeremiah 13 : 23 (ERVEN)

A black man cannot change the color of his skin, and a leopard cannot change his spots. In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good. You always do bad things.

Jeremiah 13 : 24 (ERVEN)

"I will force you to leave your homes. You will run in all directions. You will be like chaff blown away by the desert wind.

Jeremiah 13 : 25 (ERVEN)

This is what will happen to you. This is your part in my plans." This message is from the Lord. "Why will this happen? Because you forgot me. You trusted false gods.

Jeremiah 13 : 26 (ERVEN)

Jerusalem, I will pull your skirt up over your face. Everyone will see you, and you will be ashamed.

Jeremiah 13 : 27 (ERVEN)

I saw the terrible things you did. I saw you laughing and having sex with your lovers. I know about your plans to be like a prostitute. I have seen you on the hills and in the fields. It will be very bad for you, Jerusalem. How long you will continue doing your dirty sins?"