A moment in scripture
Jeremiah 13:7
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Then I went to 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.
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The surrounding passage
- Jeremiah 13:5
So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.
- Jeremiah 13:6
And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
- Jeremiah 13:8
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
- Jeremiah 13:9
Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.