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Jeremiah 13:7

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

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Jeremiah 13:7 in other translations

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.

Jeremiah 13:7 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 13:7 in context

  1. 5So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.
  2. 6After many days, Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.”
  3. 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 ruined. It was profitable for nothing.
  4. 8Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
  5. 9“Yahweh says, ‘In this way I, will ruin the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.