Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] unto me, Go [01980] and get [07069] thee a linen [06593] girdle [0232], and put [07760] it upon thy loins [04975], and put [0935] it not in water [04325].
So I got [07069] a girdle [0232] according to the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], and put [07760] it on my loins [04975].
And the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me the second time [08145], saying [0559],
Take [03947] the girdle [0232] that thou hast got [07069], which is upon thy loins [04975], and arise [06965], go [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and hide [02934] it there in a hole [05357] of the rock [05553].
So I went [03212], and hid [02934] it by Euphrates [06578], as the Lord [03068] commanded [06680] me.
And it came to pass after [07093] many [07227] days [03117], that the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, Arise [06965], go [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and take [03947] the girdle [0232] from thence, which I commanded [06680] thee to hide [02934] there.
Then I went [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and digged [02658], and took [03947] the girdle [0232] from the place [04725] where I had hid [02934] it: and, behold, the girdle [0232] was marred [07843], it was profitable [06743] for nothing.
Then the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], After this manner will I mar [07843] the pride [01347] of Judah [03063], and the great [07227] pride [01347] of Jerusalem [03389].
This evil [07451] people [05971], which refuse [03987] to hear [08085] my words [01697], which walk [01980] in the imagination [08307] of their heart [03820], and walk [03212] after [0310] other [0312] gods [0430], to serve [05647] them, and to worship [07812] them, shall even be as this girdle [0232], which is good [06743] for nothing.imagination: or, stubbornness
For as the girdle [0232] cleaveth [01692] to the loins [04975] of a man [0376], so have I caused to cleave [01692] unto me the whole house [01004] of Israel [03478] and the whole house [01004] of Judah [03063], saith [05002] the Lord [03068]; that they might be unto me for a people [05971], and for a name [08034], and for a praise [08416], and for a glory [08597]: but they would not hear [08085].
Therefore thou shalt speak [0559] unto them this word [01697]; Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], Every bottle [05035] shall be filled [04390] with wine [03196]: and they shall say [0559] unto thee, Do we not certainly [03045] know [03045] that every bottle [05035] shall be filled [04390] with wine [03196]?
Then shalt thou say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, I will fill [04390] all the inhabitants [03427] of this land [0776], even the kings [04428] that sit [03427] upon David's [01732] throne [03678], and the priests [03548], and the prophets [05030], and all the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], with drunkenness [07943].
And I will dash [05310] them one [0376] against another [0251], even the fathers [01] and the sons [01121] together [03162], saith [05002] the Lord [03068]: I will not pity [02550], nor spare [02347], nor have mercy [07355], but destroy [07843] them.one…: Heb. a man against his brotherbut…: Heb. from destroying them
Hear [08085] ye, and give ear [0238]; be not proud [01361]: for the Lord [03068] hath spoken [01696].
Give [05414] glory [03519] to the Lord [03068] your God [0430], before he cause darkness [02821], and before your feet [07272] stumble [05062] upon the dark [05399] mountains [02022], and, while ye look [06960] for light [0216], he turn [07760] it into the shadow of death [06757], and make [07896] [07896] it gross darkness [06205].
But if ye will not hear [08085] it, my soul [05315] shall weep [01058] in secret places [04565] for [06440] your pride [01466]; and mine eye [05869] shall weep [01830] sore [01830], and run down [03381] with tears [01832], because the Lord's [03068] flock [05739] is carried away captive [07617].
Say [0559] unto the king [04428] and to the queen [01377], Humble [08213] yourselves, sit down [03427]: for your principalities [04761] shall come down [03381], even the crown [05850] of your glory [08597].principalities: or, head tires
The cities [05892] of the south [05045] shall be shut up [05462], and none shall open [06605] them: Judah [03063] shall be carried away captive [01540] all of it, it shall be wholly [07965] carried away captive [01540].
Lift up [05375] your eyes [05869], and behold [07200] them that come [0935] from the north [06828]: where is the flock [05739] that was given [05414] thee, thy beautiful [08597] flock [06629]?
What wilt thou say [0559] when he shall punish [06485] thee? for thou hast taught [03925] them to be captains [0441], and as chief [07218] over thee: shall not sorrows [02256] take [0270] thee, as a woman [0802] in travail [03205]?punish: Heb visit upon
And if thou say [0559] in thine heart [03824], Wherefore come [07122] these things upon me? For the greatness [07230] of thine iniquity [05771] are thy skirts [07757] discovered [01540], and thy heels [06119] made bare [02554].made…: or, shall be violently taken away
Can the Ethiopian [03569] change [02015] his skin [05785], or the leopard [05246] his spots [02272]? then may [03201] ye also do good [03190], that are accustomed [03928] to do evil [07489].accustomed: Heb. taught
Therefore will I scatter [06327] them as the stubble [07179] that passeth away [05674] by the wind [07307] of the wilderness [04057].
This is thy lot [01486], the portion [04490] of thy measures [04055] from me, saith [05002] the Lord [03068]; because thou hast forgotten [07911] me, and trusted [0982] in falsehood [08267].
Therefore will I discover [02834] thy skirts [07757] upon thy face [06440], that thy shame [07036] may appear [07200].
I have seen [07200] thine adulteries [05004], and thy neighings [04684], the lewdness [02154] of thy whoredom [02184], and thine abominations [08251] on the hills [01389] in the fields [07704]. Woe [0188] unto thee, O Jerusalem [03389]! wilt thou not be made clean [02891]? when shall it once [0310] [05750] be?when…: Heb. after when yet?