Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} unto me, Go{H1980}{(H8800)} and get{H7069}{(H8804)} thee a linen{H6593} girdle{H232}, and put{H7760}{(H8804)} it upon thy loins{H4975}, and put{H935}{(H8686)} it not in water{H4325}.

So I got{H7069}{(H8799)} a girdle{H232} according to the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, and put{H7760}{(H8799)} it on my loins{H4975}.

And the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto me the second time{H8145}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

Take{H3947}{(H8798)} the girdle{H232} that thou hast got{H7069}{(H8804)}, which is upon thy loins{H4975}, and arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, go{H3212}{(H8798)} to Euphrates{H6578}, and hide{H2934}{(H8798)} it there in a hole{H5357} of the rock{H5553}.

So I went{H3212}{(H8799)}, and hid{H2934}{(H8799)} it by Euphrates{H6578}, as the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} me.

And it came to pass after{H7093} many{H7227} days{H3117}, that the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, go{H3212}{(H8798)} to Euphrates{H6578}, and take{H3947}{(H8798)} the girdle{H232} from thence, which I commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee to hide{H2934}{(H8800)} there.

Then I went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Euphrates{H6578}, and digged{H2658}{(H8799)}, and took{H3947}{(H8799)} the girdle{H232} from the place{H4725} where I had hid{H2934}{(H8804)} it: and, behold, the girdle{H232} was marred{H7843}{(H8738)}, it was profitable{H6743}{(H8799)} for nothing.

Then the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto me, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, After this manner will I mar{H7843}{(H8686)} the pride{H1347} of Judah{H3063}, and the great{H7227} pride{H1347} of Jerusalem{H3389}.

This evil{H7451} people{H5971}, which refuse{H3987} to hear{H8085}{(H8800)} my words{H1697}, which walk{H1980}{(H8802)} in the imagination{H8307} of their heart{H3820}, and walk{H3212}{(H8799)} after{H310} other{H312} gods{H430}, to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} them, and to worship{H7812}{(H8692)} them, shall even be as this girdle{H232}, which is good{H6743}{(H8799)} for nothing.

For as the girdle{H232} cleaveth{H1692}{(H8799)} to the loins{H4975} of a man{H376}, so have I caused to cleave{H1692}{(H8689)} unto me the whole house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} and the whole house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; that they might be unto me for a people{H5971}, and for a name{H8034}, and for a praise{H8416}, and for a glory{H8597}: but they would not hear{H8085}{(H8804)}.

Therefore thou shalt speak{H559}{(H8804)} unto them this word{H1697}; Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, Every bottle{H5035} shall be filled{H4390}{(H8735)} with wine{H3196}: and they shall say{H559}{(H8804)} unto thee, Do we not certainly{H3045}{(H8800)} know{H3045}{(H8799)} that every bottle{H5035} shall be filled{H4390}{(H8735)} with wine{H3196}?

Then shalt thou say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Behold, I will fill{H4390}{(H8764)} all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of this land{H776}, even the kings{H4428} that sit{H3427}{(H8802)} upon David's{H1732} throne{H3678}, and the priests{H3548}, and the prophets{H5030}, and all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Jerusalem{H3389}, with drunkenness{H7943}.

And I will dash{H5310}{(H8765)} them one{H376} against another{H251}, even the fathers{H1} and the sons{H1121} together{H3162}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: I will not pity{H2550}{(H8799)}, nor spare{H2347}{(H8799)}, nor have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)}, but destroy{H7843}{(H8687)} them.

Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} ye, and give ear{H238}{(H8685)}; be not proud{H1361}{(H8799)}: for the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}.

Give{H5414}{(H8798)} glory{H3519} to the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, before he cause darkness{H2821}{(H8686)}, and before your feet{H7272} stumble{H5062}{(H8691)} upon the dark{H5399} mountains{H2022}, and, while ye look{H6960}{(H8765)} for light{H216}, he turn{H7760}{(H8804)} it into the shadow of death{H6757}, and make{H7896}{(H8798)}{(H8675)}{H7896}{(H8799)} it gross darkness{H6205}.

But if ye will not hear{H8085}{(H8799)} it, my soul{H5315} shall weep{H1058}{(H8799)} in secret places{H4565} for{H6440} your pride{H1466}; and mine eye{H5869} shall weep{H1830}{(H8799)} sore{H1830}{(H8800)}, and run down{H3381}{(H8799)} with tears{H1832}, because the LORD'S{H3068} flock{H5739} is carried away captive{H7617}{(H8738)}.

Say{H559}{(H8798)} unto the king{H4428} and to the queen{H1377}, Humble{H8213}{(H8685)} yourselves, sit down{H3427}{(H8798)}: for your principalities{H4761} shall come down{H3381}{(H8804)}, even the crown{H5850} of your glory{H8597}.

The cities{H5892} of the south{H5045} shall be shut up{H5462}{(H8795)}, and none shall open{H6605}{(H8802)} them: Judah{H3063} shall be carried away captive{H1540}{(H8717)} all of it, it shall be wholly{H7965} carried away captive{H1540}{(H8717)}.

Lift up{H5375}{(H8798)} your eyes{H5869}, and behold{H7200}{(H8798)} them that come{H935}{(H8802)} from the north{H6828}: where is the flock{H5739} that was given{H5414}{(H8738)} thee, thy beautiful{H8597} flock{H6629}?

What wilt thou say{H559}{(H8799)} when he shall punish{H6485}{(H8799)} thee? for thou hast taught{H3925}{(H8765)} them to be captains{H441}, and as chief{H7218} over thee: shall not sorrows{H2256} take{H270}{(H8799)} thee, as a woman{H802} in travail{H3205}{(H8800)}?

And if thou say{H559}{(H8799)} in thine heart{H3824}, Wherefore come{H7122}{(H8804)} these things upon me? For the greatness{H7230} of thine iniquity{H5771} are thy skirts{H7757} discovered{H1540}{(H8738)}, and thy heels{H6119} made bare{H2554}{(H8738)}.

Can the Ethiopian{H3569} change{H2015}{(H8799)} his skin{H5785}, or the leopard{H5246} his spots{H2272}? then may{H3201}{(H8799)} ye also do good{H3190}{(H8687)}, that are accustomed{H3928} to do evil{H7489}{(H8687)}.

Therefore will I scatter{H6327}{(H8686)} them as the stubble{H7179} that passeth away{H5674}{(H8802)} by the wind{H7307} of the wilderness{H4057}.

This is thy lot{H1486}, the portion{H4490} of thy measures{H4055} from me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; because thou hast forgotten{H7911}{(H8804)} me, and trusted{H982}{(H8799)} in falsehood{H8267}.

Therefore will I discover{H2834}{(H8804)} thy skirts{H7757} upon thy face{H6440}, that thy shame{H7036} may appear{H7200}{(H8738)}.

I have seen{H7200}{(H8804)} thine adulteries{H5004}, and thy neighings{H4684}, the lewdness{H2154} of thy whoredom{H2184}, and thine abominations{H8251} on the hills{H1389} in the fields{H7704}. Woe{H188} unto thee, O Jerusalem{H3389}! wilt thou not be made clean{H2891}{(H8799)}? when shall it once{H5750}{H310} be?