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Jeremiah 13:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
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Quick Meaning
The narrated sign act and its explanation supplies a stated reason through “For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto…” at Jeremiah 13:11 in “The Ruined Linen Belt Enacts Spoiled Pride.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 13:1–11
Read Jeremiah 13:11 with 13:1–11. By itself, “For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Jeremiah hides and retrieves a belt now useless, and the sign interprets Judah's intended closeness and ruined pride.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “The Ruined Linen Belt Enacts Spoiled Pride” through its own speaker, addressee, date, oracle, sign, lament, or historical scene. Its non-interchangeable movement is: Jeremiah hides and retrieves a belt now useless, and the sign interprets Judah's intended closeness and ruined pride. This verse's placement is specific: The narrated sign act and its explanation supplies a stated reason through “For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto…” at Jeremiah 13:11 in “The Ruined Linen Belt Enacts Spoiled Pride.”
What Remains True
Material signs can disclose danger and hope, but bodies and property remain protected from coercive imitation. In Jeremiah 13:11, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The narrated sign act and its explanation supplies a stated reason through “For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto…” at Jeremiah 13:11 in “The Ruined Linen Belt Enacts Spoiled Pride.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Explain the stated ancient referent and choose safe, truthful contemporary communication rather than reenactment. This response follows Jeremiah 13:1–11's specific concern, “The Ruined Linen Belt Enacts Spoiled Pride.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The narrated sign act and its explanation supplies a stated reason through “For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto…” at Jeremiah 13:11 in “The Ruined Linen Belt Enacts Spoiled Pride.”
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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