Jeremiah 13:7
What does Jeremiah 13:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 13:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then I went to the 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then I went to the 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So I went to Parah and, uncovering the hole, took the band from the place where I had put it away: and the band was damaged and of no use for anything.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and I go to Phrat, and dig, and take the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and lo, the girdle hath been marred, it is not profitable for anything.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle out of the place where I had hid it and behold the girdle was rotten, so that it was fit for no use.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 3:12
They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:
- Jeremiah 24:1
Jehovah showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of Jehovah, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 13:10
This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing.
- Philemon 1:11
who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:
- Ezekiel 15:3
Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
- Luke 14:34
Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
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