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Jeremiah 13:8–9

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Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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  1. Leviticus 26:19Rank 1 from verse 9
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    19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

  2. Isaiah 2:10–17Rank 2 from verse 9
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    10¶ Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.

    11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

    12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

    13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

    14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

    15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

    16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

    17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  3. Isaiah 23:9Rank 3 from verse 9
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    9The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

  4. Jeremiah 13:15–17Rank 4 from verse 9
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    15¶ Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken.

    16Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

    17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

  5. Proverbs 16:18Rank 5 from verse 9
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    18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

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Jeremiah 13:8

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word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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Jeremiah 13:9

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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mar

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To injure by cutting off a part, or by wounding and making defective.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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pride

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1. Self-exaltation, arrogance, haughtiness, or vaunted strength. 2. Splendour, glory, or that in which one glories.

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13:1THUS saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

13:2So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins.

13:3And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying,

13:4Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

13:5So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.

13:6And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

13:7Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

13:8Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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13:9Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

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13:10This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

13:11For 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.

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