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Jeremiah 13:27 Explained in Context
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Verse 27. 27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah presses the question “I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the…” at Jeremiah 13:27 within “Sexual Exposure Rhetoric Accuses Jerusalem.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 13:22–27
Read Jeremiah 13:27 with 13:22–27. By itself, “I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The city asks why disaster comes, and the answer uses clothing removal, fixed-skin imagery, adultery, and public exposure to portray entrenched betrayal.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Pride Gives Way to Darkness, Tears, and Captivity” into “Sexual Exposure Rhetoric Accuses Jerusalem.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: The city asks why disaster comes, and the answer uses clothing removal, fixed-skin imagery, adultery, and public exposure to portray entrenched betrayal. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah presses the question “I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the…” at Jeremiah 13:27 within “Sexual Exposure Rhetoric Accuses Jerusalem.”
What Remains True
No metaphor or theological explanation makes abuse, humiliation, torture, sexual violence, or victim blame acceptable. In Jeremiah 13:27, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah presses the question “I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the…” at Jeremiah 13:27 within “Sexual Exposure Rhetoric Accuses Jerusalem.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Name harm without spectacle, center survivors and consent, and connect interpretation to concrete safety and care. This response follows Jeremiah 13:22–27's specific concern, “Sexual Exposure Rhetoric Accuses Jerusalem.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah presses the question “I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the…” at Jeremiah 13:27 within “Sexual Exposure Rhetoric Accuses Jerusalem.”
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Biblical text
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