Jeremiah Chapter 13 verse 8 Holy Bible
Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
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And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Thus said Jehovah:
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 8-11. - Explanation of the symbol. Could there be a greater humiliation for Judah and Jerusalem than to be compared to a rotting linen apron? The hard things said of this evil people in Ver. 10 must of course be understood with the limitations indicated in the note on Jeremiah 9:15, 16. Imagination should (as usual) be stubbornness. The explanation in Ver. 11 is a strong argument for the rendering "apron" (see above, on Ver. 1).