Jeremiah 13:10-12
International Standard Version
10 This evil people that refuses to listen to my words, that stubbornly pursues their own desires,[a] and that follows other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt that is not good for anything. 11 For just as the belt clings tightly to a person’s waist, so I’ve made all the people[b] of Israel and all the people[c] of Judah cling tightly to me,’ declares the Lord. ‘I did this[d] so that they would be my people, name, praise, and glory. But they wouldn’t listen.’
The Wineskins
12 “This is what you’re to tell them: ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “Every wineskin is to be filled with wine.”’ When they say to you, ‘Don’t we know very well that every wineskin is to be filled with wine?’,
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- Jeremiah 13:10 Lit. that walks in the stubbornness of their hearts
- Jeremiah 13:11 Lit. house
- Jeremiah 13:11 Lit. house
- Jeremiah 13:11 The Heb. lacks I did this
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