King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 13:7
“Then 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.”
Verse in context — Jeremiah 13
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So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
6
And 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.
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Then 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.
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Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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