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Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 13

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Chapter 13 of Jeremiah—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ This is what Jehovah has said to me: “Go,[a] and you must get for yourself a linen belt and put it upon your hips, but you must not bring it into any water.”
  2. So I got the belt in accord with the word of Jehovah and put it upon my hips.
  3. And the word of Jehovah proceeded to occur to me a second time, saying:
  4. “Take the belt that you got, that is upon your hips, and rise up, go to the Eu·phraʹtes,1 and hide it there in a cleft of the crag.”
  5. So I went and hid it by the Eu·phraʹtes, just as Jehovah had commanded me.
  6. ¶ But it came about at the end of many days that Jehovah proceeded to say to me: “Rise up, go to the Eu·phraʹtes and take from there the belt that I commanded you to hide there.”
  7. Accordingly I went to the Eu·phraʹtes and dug and took the belt from the place in which I had hid it, and, look! the belt had been ruined; it was not fit for anything.
  8. ¶ Then the word of Jehovah occurred to me, saying:
  9. “This is what Jehovah has said, ‘In the same way I shall bring to ruin the pride of Judah2 and the abundant pride of Jerusalem.
  10. This bad people who are refusing to obey my words,3 who are walking in the stubbornness of their heart4 and who keep walking after other gods[b] in order to serve them and to bow down to them,5 will also become just like this belt that is fit for nothing.’
  11. ‘For just as a belt clings to the hips of a man,[c] so I caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling even to me,’6 is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘in order to become to me a people7 and a name8 and a praise and something beautiful; but they did not obey.’9
  12. ¶ “And you must say to them this word, ‘This is what Jehovah the God[d] of Israel has said: “Every large jar is something that gets filled with wine.”’10 And they will certainly say to you, ‘Do we not positively know that every large jar is something that gets filled with wine?’
  13. And you must say to them, ‘This is what Jehovah has said: “Here I am filling all the inhabitants of this land and the kings that are sitting for David11 upon his throne and the priests and the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with drunkenness.12
  14. And I will dash them one against another, both the fathers and the sons, at the same time,”13 is the utterance of Jehovah. “I shall show no compassion, nor feel any sorrow, and I shall not have the mercy to keep from bringing them to ruin.”’14
  15. ¶ “Hear, YOU people, and give ear. Do not be haughty,15 for Jehovah himself has spoken.16
  16. Give to Jehovah YOUR God[e] glory,17 before he causes darkness18 and before YOUR feet strike up against each other on the mountains at dusk.19 And YOU will certainly hope for the light,20 and he will actually make it deep shadow;21 he will turn [it] into thick gloom.22
  17. And if YOU will not hear it,23 in places of concealment my soul will weep because of pride and will positively shed tears; and my eye will run down with tears,24 because the drove25 of Jehovah will have been carried captive.
  18. ¶ “Say to the king and to the lady,26 ‘Seat yourselves in a lower place,27 for down from YOUR heads[f] YOUR crown of beauty will certainly come.’28
  19. The cities of the south[g] themselves have been shut up, so that there is no one opening [them]. Judah in its entirety has been taken into exile. It has been taken into exile completely.29
  20. ¶ “Raise your[h] eyes[i] and see those who are coming from the north.30 Where is the drove that one gave to you,[j] your beautiful flock?31
  21. What will you say when one[k] turns his attention upon you,32 when you yourself have taught them as confidential friends right alongside you at the start?33 Will not birth pangs themselves seize hold of you, like those of a wife[l] giving birth?34
  22. And when you will say in your heart,35 ‘Why is it that these things have befallen me?’36 because of the abundance of your error your skirts have been taken off as a cover;37 your heels have been treated violently.
  23. ¶ “Can a Cushʹite[m]38 change his skin? or a leopard its spots?39 YOU yourselves would also be able to do good, who are persons taught to do bad.40
  24. So I shall scatter them41 like stubble that is passing along in the wind from the wilderness.42
  25. This is your[n] lot, your measured portion from me,”43 is the utterance of Jehovah, “because you have forgotten me44 and you keep putting your trust in falsehood.45
  26. And I myself also will lift up your skirts over your face, and your dishonor will certainly be seen,46
  27. your acts of adultery47 and your neighings,48 your loose conduct in prostitution. Upon the hills, in the field, I have seen your disgusting things.49 Woe to you, O Jerusalem! You cannot be clean50—after how much longer?”51

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ See 2:2 ftn, “Go.”
  2. ^ “Gods.” Heb., ʼelo·himʹ.
  3. ^ “Man.” Heb., ʼish.
  4. ^ “The God of.” Heb., ʼElo·hehʹ, pl.
  5. ^ “Your God.” Heb., ʼElo·heh·khemʹ.
  6. ^ “From your heads,” by a correction in agreement with LXXSyVg.
  7. ^ Or, “the Negeb.”
  8. ^ “Your,” sing., by a correction in agreement with LXX; MSyVg, “your,” pl.
  9. ^ LXX adds, “O Jerusalem.”
  10. ^ “You,” fem. sing.
  11. ^ Or, “he.” LXX, “they.”
  12. ^ Or, “woman.”
  13. ^ “Ethiopian,” LXXVg.
  14. ^ “Your,” fem. sing.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 2:14
  2. ^ Le 26:19; Pr 16:18; Zp 3:11; Lu 18:14; Jm 4:6; 1Pe 5:5
  3. ^ 2Ch 36:16
  4. ^ Je 6:28; 9:14; 11:8; 16:12; Ac 7:51
  5. ^ Jg 2:12; 1Sa 8:8; 2Ch 7:19
  6. ^ De 26:18
  7. ^ Ex 19:5; Ps 135:4
  8. ^ Je 33:9
  9. ^ Ps 81:11; Je 6:17
  10. ^ 1Sa 10:3; 25:18; 2Sa 16:1
  11. ^ Je 29:16
  12. ^ Ps 75:8; Is 29:9; 51:17; 63:6; Je 25:27
  13. ^ Je 6:21; Eze 5:10; Mt 10:21
  14. ^ Is 13:9; 27:11; Eze 7:4; 24:14; Ro 2:5
  15. ^ Pr 18:12; Jm 4:10
  16. ^ Je 26:15
  17. ^ Jos 7:19; Ps 96:7
  18. ^ Is 5:30; 8:22; Am 8:9
  19. ^ Pr 4:19
  20. ^ Is 59:9
  21. ^ Ps 44:19
  22. ^ Is 60:2
  23. ^ Je 22:5; Ml 2:2
  24. ^ Je 9:1; La 1:2; 2:18
  25. ^ Ps 80:1; 100:3
  26. ^ 2Ki 10:13; 24:12; Je 22:26
  27. ^ Pr 25:7; Lu 14:8
  28. ^ Eze 21:26
  29. ^ De 28:64; 2Ki 25:21; Je 39:9
  30. ^ Je 6:22
  31. ^ Eze 34:8; Ac 20:29
  32. ^ Is 10:3
  33. ^ Is 39:2
  34. ^ Is 13:8; Je 6:24; Mc 4:9; 1Th 5:3
  35. ^ Zp 1:12
  36. ^ Je 5:19; 16:10
  37. ^ Is 20:4; Eze 16:37; Ho 2:3
  38. ^ 1Ch 1:10
  39. ^ Pr 27:22; Mt 19:24
  40. ^ Je 9:5
  41. ^ Le 26:33; De 28:64; Lu 21:24
  42. ^ Ps 1:4; Je 4:11; Ho 13:3
  43. ^ Ps 11:6; Mt 24:51
  44. ^ De 32:18; Ps 106:21; Je 2:32
  45. ^ De 32:38; Is 28:15; Je 10:14; Hab 2:18
  46. ^ La 1:8; Eze 16:37; 23:29; Ho 2:10
  47. ^ Je 2:20; 3:2; Eze 16:15
  48. ^ Je 5:8
  49. ^ Is 65:7; Eze 6:13
  50. ^ Eze 24:13
  51. ^ Ho 8:5

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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