Jeremiah 13:9

The Linen Loincloth

⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⁹ “Thus says the Lord, ‘In this same way I shall destroy the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. ¹⁰ These wicked and malevolent people, who refuse to listen to My words, who walk in the stubborn way of their heart and have followed other gods [which are nothing—just man-made carvings] to serve them and to worship them, let them be just like this waistband which is completely worthless.

Judah and Jerusalem

Lord Said

Says the Lord

Thus Says the Lord

This Is What The Lord Says

Jehovah

Jerusalem

Judah

Leviticus 26:19

I will break your pride in your power, and I will make your sky like iron [giving no rain and blocking all prayers] and your ground like bronze [hard to plow and yielding no produce].

Isaiah 2:10-17

Go among the rocks and hide in the dust
From the terror of the Lord and from the splendor of His majesty.

Isaiah 23:9

The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty,
To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth.

Jeremiah 13:15-17

Listen and pay close attention, do not be haughty and overconfident,
For the Lord has spoken [says Jeremiah].

Zephaniah 3:11

“On that day you [Israel] will feel no shame
Because of all your acts
By which you have rebelled and sinned against Me;
Then I will remove from among you
Your rejoicing ones who delight in their pride;
And you will never again behave arrogantly
On My holy mountain [Mount Zion].

Job 40:10-12

“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],
And array yourself with honor and majesty.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Isaiah 16:6

We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride—
Even of his arrogance, his conceit, his rage,
His untruthful boasting.

Jeremiah 18:4-6

But the vessel that he was making from clay was spoiled by the potter’s hand; so he made it over, reworking it and making it into another pot that seemed good to him.

Jeremiah 48:29

“We have heard of the [giddy] pride of Moab, the extremely proud one—
His haughtiness, his arrogance, his conceit, and his self-exaltation.

Lamentations 5:5-8

Our pursuers are at our necks;
We are worn out, there is no rest for us.

Ezekiel 16:50

They were haughty and committed repulsive acts before Me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.

Ezekiel 16:56

For [the name of] your sister Sodom was not mentioned by you [except as a byword] in the day of your pride [when David ruled],

Nahum 2:2

For the Lord will restore the splendor and majesty of Jacob
Like the splendor of [ancient and united] Israel,
Even though destroyers have destroyed them
And ruined their vine branches.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went to his home justified [forgiven of the guilt of sin and placed in right standing with God] rather than the other man; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself [forsaking self-righteous pride] will be exalted.”

James 4:6

But He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation]. Therefore, it says, “God is opposed to the proud and haughty, but [continually] gives [the gift of] grace to the humble [who turn away from self-righteousness].”

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble.