1Thus says the Lord to me, "Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and do not put it in water."

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Jeremiah 13:11, Hebrews 1:1, Jeremiah 13:11, Hebrews 1:1, Jeremiah 27:2

2So I bought a belt according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my waist.

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Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 2:8, Isaiah 20:2, John 15:14, Proverbs 3:5

3The word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying,

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Jeremiah 13:8, Jeremiah 13:8

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."

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Micah 4:10, Psalms 137:1, Jeremiah 51:63, Jeremiah 51:64, Micah 4:10

5So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.

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Exodus 40:16, Exodus 40:16, Exodus 39:42, Exodus 39:43, Exodus 39:42

6It happened after many days, that the Lord said to me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there."

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7Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

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Romans 3:12, Isaiah 64:6, Romans 3:12, Isaiah 64:6, Luke 14:34

8Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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9"Thus says the Lord, 'In this way I will mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

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Leviticus 26:19, Leviticus 26:19, Zephaniah 3:11, Isaiah 23:9, Proverbs 16:18

10This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who 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 belt, which is profitable for nothing.

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Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 16:12, Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 16:12, 2 Chronicles 36:15

11For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so have I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah,' says the Lord; 'that they might be my people, for a name, for praise, and for glory. But they would not listen.

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Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Jeremiah 33:9, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6

12Therefore you shall speak to them this word: 'Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, "Every bottle shall be filled with wine:"' and they shall tell you, 'Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?'

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Ezekiel 24:19, Ezekiel 24:19

13Then you shall tell them, 'Thus says the Lord, "Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit on David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

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Isaiah 63:6, Isaiah 63:6, Psalms 60:3, Isaiah 51:17, Psalms 75:8

14I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says the Lord. I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them."'"

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Deuteronomy 29:20, Deuteronomy 29:20, Psalms 2:9, Psalms 2:9, Jeremiah 21:7

15"Hear, and give ear; do not be proud; for the Lord has spoken.

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Isaiah 28:14, Isaiah 28:22, Isaiah 28:14, Isaiah 28:22, Revelation 2:29

16Give glory to the Lord 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 gross darkness.

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Isaiah 59:9, Isaiah 8:22, Isaiah 59:9, Isaiah 8:22, Isaiah 5:30

17But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is taken captive."

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Malachi 2:2, Malachi 2:2, Jeremiah 14:17, Jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah 14:17

18"Say to the king and to the queen mother, 'Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headdresses have come down, even the crown of your glory.

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Jeremiah 22:26, 2 Kings 24:12, Jeremiah 22:26, 2 Kings 24:12, 2 Kings 24:15

19The cities toward the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.'"

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Jeremiah 52:27, Jeremiah 52:27, Jeremiah 52:30, Deuteronomy 28:52, Jeremiah 39:9

20"Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north: where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?

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Jeremiah 6:22, Jeremiah 6:22, Jeremiah 1:14, Jeremiah 23:2, Habakkuk 1:6

21What will you say, when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? Shall not sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail?

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Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 13:8, Jeremiah 4:31, Jeremiah 4:31, Isaiah 39:2

22If you say in your heart, 'Why are these things come on me?' for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels suffer violence.

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Nahum 3:5, Nahum 3:5, Jeremiah 16:10, Jeremiah 16:11, Jeremiah 16:10

23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

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Jeremiah 2:22, Jeremiah 2:22, Jeremiah 9:5, Jeremiah 9:5, Matthew 19:24

24'Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness.

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Psalms 1:4, Psalms 1:4, Leviticus 26:33, Leviticus 26:33, Hosea 13:3

25This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me,' says the Lord; 'because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

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Job 20:29, Job 20:29, Psalms 9:17, Psalms 11:6, Matthew 24:51

26Therefore will I also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame shall appear.

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Lamentations 1:8, Hosea 2:10, Lamentations 1:8, Hosea 2:10, Ezekiel 23:29

27I 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 shall it yet be?'"

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Hosea 8:5, Ezekiel 24:13, Ezekiel 6:13, Isaiah 65:7, Hosea 8:5