Jeremiah 13:11

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Summary

For 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.

I caused

For a name

But

Bible References

I caused

Now if you will listen to Me and carefully keep My covenant, you will be My own possession out of all the peoples, although all the earth is Mine,

For what great nation is there that has a god near to it as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to Him?

And today the Lord has affirmed that you are His special people as He promised you, that you are to keep all His commands,

He found him in a desolate land,
in a barren, howling wilderness;
He surrounded him, cared for him,
and protected him as the pupil of His eye.

For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His treasured possession.

He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know His judgments.
Hallelujah!

For a name

This city will bear on My behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I will do for them. They will tremble with awe because of all the good and all the peace I will bring about for them.

The people I formed for Myself
will declare My praise.

And they will be called the Holy People,
the Lord’s Redeemed;
and you will be called Cared For,
A City Not Deserted.

But you are a chosen race,

a royal priesthood,

a holy nation,

a people for His possession,

so that you may proclaim the praises

of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.

But

These evil people, who refuse to listen to Me, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who have followed other gods to serve and worship—they will be like this underwear, of no use at all.

I appointed watchmen over you
and said: Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.
But they protested, “We won’t listen!”

“But My people did not listen to Me;
Israel did not obey Me.

The Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have not heard His voice at any time, and you haven’t seen His form.