11 For as the undergarment clings to the waist of a man, so I made the entire household of Israel and the entire household of Judah (A)cling to Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘so that they might be My people, for [a](B)renown, for (C)praise, and for glory; but they (D)did not listen.’

Captivity Threatened

12 “Therefore you are to speak this word to them. ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “Every jug is to be filled with wine.”’ And when they say to you, ‘Do we not very well know that every jug is to be filled with wine?’ 13 then say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to fill all the inhabitants of this land—the kings who sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem—with (E)drunkenness!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 13:11 Lit a name

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