## Jeremiah Chapter 13

###### Jeremiah 13:1
[Jeremiah 13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:1)

כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הָל֞וֹךְ וְקָנִ֤יתָ לְּךָ֙ אֵז֣וֹר פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ עַל־מׇתְנֶ֑יךָ וּבַמַּ֖יִם לֹ֥א תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thus says the Lord to me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.


###### Jeremiah 13:2
[Jeremiah 13:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:2)

וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה אֶת־הָאֵז֖וֹר כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה וָאָשִׂ֖ם עַל־מׇתְנָֽי׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put in on my loins.


###### Jeremiah 13:3
[Jeremiah 13:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:3)

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying,


###### Jeremiah 13:4
[Jeremiah 13:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:4)

קַ֧ח אֶת־הָאֵז֛וֹר אֲשֶׁ֥ר קָנִ֖יתָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־מׇתְנֶ֑יךָ וְקוּם֙ לֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וְטׇמְנֵ֥הוּ שָׁ֖ם בִּנְקִ֥יק הַסָּֽלַע׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Perat, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.


###### Jeremiah 13:5
[Jeremiah 13:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:5)

וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ וָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּ בִּפְרָ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אוֹתִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So I went, and hid it in Perat, as the Lord commanded me.


###### Jeremiah 13:6
[Jeremiah 13:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:6)

וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י ק֚וּם לֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וְקַ֤ח מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ לְטׇמְנוֹ־שָֽׁם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me, Arise, go to Perat, and take from there the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.


###### Jeremiah 13:7
[Jeremiah 13:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:7)

וָאֵלֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר וָֽאֶקַּח֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר מִן־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־טְמַנְתִּ֣יו שָׁ֑מָּה וְהִנֵּה֙ נִשְׁחַ֣ת הָאֵז֔וֹר לֹ֥א יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then I went to Perat, and dug, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was spoilt, it was profitable for nothing.


###### Jeremiah 13:8
[Jeremiah 13:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:8)

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,


###### Jeremiah 13:9
[Jeremiah 13:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:9)

כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה כָּ֠כָה אַשְׁחִ֞ית אֶת־גְּא֧וֹן יְהוּדָ֛ה וְאֶת־גְּא֥וֹן יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם הָרָֽב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thus says the Lord, After this manner will I spoil the pride of Yehuda, and the great pride of Yerushalayim.


###### Jeremiah 13:10
[Jeremiah 13:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:10)

הָעָם֩ הַזֶּ֨ה הָרָ֜ע הַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים**׀** לִשְׁמ֣וֹעַ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֗י הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְעׇבְדָ֖ם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וִיהִי֙ כָּאֵז֣וֹר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and go after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.


###### Jeremiah 13:11
[Jeremiah 13:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:11)

כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יִדְבַּ֨ק הָאֵז֜וֹר אֶל־מׇתְנֵי־אִ֗ישׁ כֵּ֣ן הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי אֵ֠לַ֠י אֶת־כׇּל־בֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְאֶת־כׇּל־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וּלְשֵׁ֥ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For as the girdle cleaves to the loins of a man, so have I caused the whole house of Yisra᾽el and the whole house of Yehuda, to cleave to me, says the Lord; that they might be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.


###### Jeremiah 13:12
[Jeremiah 13:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:12)

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה{ס}כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כׇּל־נֵ֖בֶל יִמָּ֣לֵא יָ֑יִן וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ הֲיָדֹ֙עַ֙ לֹ֣א נֵדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כׇל־נֵ֖בֶל יִמָּ֥לֵא יָֽיִן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Therefore thou shalt speak to them this word; Thus says the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, Every bottle shall be filled with wine; and when they shall say to thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?


###### Jeremiah 13:13
[Jeremiah 13:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:13)

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣י מְמַלֵּ֣א אֶת־כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֪רֶץ הַזֹּ֟את וְאֶת־הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הַיֹּשְׁבִים֩ לְדָוִ֨ד עַל־כִּסְא֜וֹ וְאֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְאֶת־הַנְּבִאִ֗ים וְאֵ֛ת כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלָ֖͏ִם שִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
then shalt thou say to them, Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings of the house of David that sit upon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, with drunkenness.


###### Jeremiah 13:14
[Jeremiah 13:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:14)

וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֜יו וְהָאָב֧וֹת וְהַבָּנִ֛ים יַחְדָּ֖ו נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה לֹֽא־אֶחְמ֧וֹל וְלֹא־אָח֛וּס וְלֹ֥א אֲרַחֵ֖ם מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.


###### Jeremiah 13:15
[Jeremiah 13:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:15)

שִׁמְע֥וּ וְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּ אַל־תִּגְבָּ֑הוּ כִּ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Hear, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord has spoken.


###### Jeremiah 13:16
[Jeremiah 13:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:16)

תְּנוּ֩ לַיהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם כָּבוֹד֙ בְּטֶ֣רֶם יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ וּבְטֶ֛רֶם יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־הָ֣רֵי נָ֑שֶׁף וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם לְאוֹר֙ וְשָׂמָ֣הּ לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת (ישית) [וְשִׁ֖ית] לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Give glory to the Lord your God, before it grows dark, and before your feet stumble upon the mountains of twilight, and, while you look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.


###### Jeremiah 13:17
[Jeremiah 13:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:17)

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָ בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים תִּבְכֶּֽה־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִפְּנֵ֣י גֵוָ֑ה וְדָמֹ֨עַ תִּדְמַ֜ע וְתֵרַ֤ד עֵינִי֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה עֵ֥דֶר יְהֹוָֽה׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and my eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.


###### Jeremiah 13:18
[Jeremiah 13:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:18)

אֱמֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְלַגְּבִירָ֖ה הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ שֵׁ֑בוּ כִּ֤י יָרַד֙ מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Say to the king and to the queen mother, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your glorious crown has fallen from your head.


###### Jeremiah 13:19
[Jeremiah 13:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:19)

עָרֵ֥י הַנֶּ֛גֶב סֻגְּר֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין פֹּתֵ֑חַ הׇגְלָ֧ת יְהוּדָ֛ה כֻּלָּ֖הּ הׇגְלָ֥ת שְׁלוֹמִֽים׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The cities of the Negev shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Yehuda shall be carried away captive entirely, it shall be wholly carried away captive.


###### Jeremiah 13:20
[Jeremiah 13:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:20)

(שאי) [שְׂא֤וּ] עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ (וראי) [וּרְא֔וּ] הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצָּפ֑וֹן אַיֵּ֗ה הָעֵ֙דֶר֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ צֹ֖אן תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?


###### Jeremiah 13:21
[Jeremiah 13:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:21)

מַה־תֹּֽאמְרִי֙ כִּֽי־יִפְקֹ֣ד עָלַ֔יִךְ וְ֠אַ֠תְּ לִמַּ֨דְתְּ אֹתָ֥ם עָלַ֛יִךְ אַלֻּפִ֖ים לְרֹ֑אשׁ הֲל֤וֹא חֲבָלִים֙ יֹֽאחֱז֔וּךְ כְּמ֖וֹ אֵ֥שֶׁת לֵדָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be thy captains, as chief over thee: shall not pangs take hold of thee, as a woman in travail?


###### Jeremiah 13:22
[Jeremiah 13:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:22)

וְכִ֤י תֹֽאמְרִי֙ בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ מַדּ֖וּעַ קְרָאֻ֣נִי אֵ֑לֶּה בְּרֹ֧ב עֲוֺנֵ֛ךְ נִגְל֥וּ שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ נֶחְמְס֥וּ עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And if thou say in thy heart, Why come these things upon me? For the greatness of thy iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, and thy heels made bare.


###### Jeremiah 13:23
[Jeremiah 13:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:23)

הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ כּוּשִׁי֙ עוֹר֔וֹ וְנָמֵ֖ר חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יו גַּם־אַתֶּם֙ תּוּכְל֣וּ לְהֵיטִ֔יב לִמֻּדֵ֖י הָרֵֽעַ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Can the Kushite change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.


###### Jeremiah 13:24
[Jeremiah 13:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:24)

וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם כְּקַשׁ־עוֹבֵ֑ר לְר֖וּחַ מִדְבָּֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.


###### Jeremiah 13:25
[Jeremiah 13:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:25)

זֶ֣ה גוֹרָלֵ֧ךְ מְנָת־מִדַּ֛יִךְ מֵאִתִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁכַ֣חַתְּ אוֹתִ֔י וַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖י בַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
This is thy lot, the portion I have measured out to thee, says the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.


###### Jeremiah 13:26
[Jeremiah 13:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:26)

וְגַם־אֲנִ֛י חָשַׂ֥פְתִּי שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ עַל־פָּנָ֑יִךְ וְנִרְאָ֖ה קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Therefore will I strip thy skirts about thy face, that thy shame may be seen.


###### Jeremiah 13:27
[Jeremiah 13:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/13:27)

נִאֻפַ֤יִךְ וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל־גְּבָעוֹת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי שִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְ א֥וֹי לָךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִ֔י אַחֲרֵ֥י מָתַ֖י עֹֽד׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I have seen thy adulteries, and thy neighings, thy disgusting harlotry, and thy abominable idols on the hills in the field. Woe to thee, O Yerushalayim! wilt thou not be made clean? How much longer will it be?