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Jeremiah 13:14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
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Quick Meaning
The narrated sign act and its explanation carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 13:14 as part of “Filled Jars Become an Image of Staggering Judgment.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 13:12–14
Read Jeremiah 13:14 with 13:12–14. By itself, “And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A familiar saying about wine jars is turned into an announcement that rulers, priests, prophets, and residents will be filled with drunken confusion.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “The Ruined Linen Belt Enacts Spoiled Pride” into “Filled Jars Become an Image of Staggering Judgment.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: A familiar saying about wine jars is turned into an announcement that rulers, priests, prophets, and residents will be filled with drunken confusion. This verse's placement is specific: The narrated sign act and its explanation carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 13:14 as part of “Filled Jars Become an Image of Staggering Judgment.”
What Remains True
Material signs can disclose danger and hope, but bodies and property remain protected from coercive imitation. In Jeremiah 13:14, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The narrated sign act and its explanation carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 13:14 as part of “Filled Jars Become an Image of Staggering Judgment.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Explain the stated ancient referent and choose safe, truthful contemporary communication rather than reenactment. This response follows Jeremiah 13:12–14's specific concern, “Filled Jars Become an Image of Staggering Judgment.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The narrated sign act and its explanation carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 13:14 as part of “Filled Jars Become an Image of Staggering Judgment.”
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 13:12–14, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
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