Repent the kingdom of God is near.
23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither
let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his
riches; 24 but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding,
and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice,
and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.
CHAPTER 13
1 Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it
upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 2 So I bought a girdle according to
the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins. 3 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me the second time, saying, 4 Take the girdle that thou hast
bought, which is upon thy loins, 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
Jehovah commanded me. 6 And it came to pass after many days, that
Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from
thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. 7 Then I went to the
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 Jehovah came unto me, saying, 9 Thus saith Jehovah, After
this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the
stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them,
and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable 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 Jehovah; that they may 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 Jehovah,
the 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 Jehovah, 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.
23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither
let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his
riches; 24 but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding,
and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice,
and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.
CHAPTER 13
1 Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it
upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 2 So I bought a girdle according to
the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins. 3 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me the second time, saying, 4 Take the girdle that thou hast
bought, which is upon thy loins, 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
Jehovah commanded me. 6 And it came to pass after many days, that
Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from
thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. 7 Then I went to the
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 Jehovah came unto me, saying, 9 Thus saith Jehovah, After
this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the
stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them,
and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable 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 Jehovah; that they may 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 Jehovah,
the 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 Jehovah, 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.