Jeremías 13:11

11 Tal como el calzoncillo se adhiere a la cintura del hombre, así he creado a Judá y a Israel para que se aferren a mí, dice el Señor
. Iban a ser mi pueblo, mi orgullo, mi gloria: un honor para mi nombre, pero no quisieron escucharme.

Jeremías 13:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 13:11

For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man
Being girt tight unto him: so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel, and the
whole house of Judah;
whom he chose above all people, and caused to approach unto him, and dwell in his courts; whom he favoured with his presence, and encouraged them to follow after him, and cleave to him in faith and affection, and with full purpose of heart; so that they were a people near unto him as a man's girdle is to his loins: and the end of this was, and would have been, had they continued so, that they might be unto me for a people;
his own people, a special and peculiar people above all others, peculiarly favoured and blessed by him, and continue so, and in the enjoyment of all good things: and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory;
for a famous and renowned people, that should be to the praise and glory of God, and an honour to him, and an ornament to the profession of him; whereas they were the reverse: but they would not hear;
the words of the Lord, nor obey his voice; but served other gods, departed from the Lord, to whom they should have cleaved, and so became like this rotten girdle.

Jeremías 13:11 In-Context

9 «Así dice el Señor
: esto muestra cómo pudriré el orgullo de Judá y Jerusalén.

10 Esta gente malvada se niega a escucharme. Tercamente siguen sus propios deseos y rinden culto a otros dioses. Por lo tanto, se volverán como este calzoncillo, ¡no servirán para nada!

11 Tal como el calzoncillo se adhiere a la cintura del hombre, así he creado a Judá y a Israel para que se aferren a mí, dice el Señor
. Iban a ser mi pueblo, mi orgullo, mi gloria: un honor para mi nombre, pero no quisieron escucharme.

12 »Así que diles: “Esto dice el Señor
, Dios de Israel: ‘Que todas sus jarras sean llenas de vino’”. Ellos te contestarán: “¡Por supuesto, las jarras se hacen para llenarlas de vino!”.

13 »Luego diles: “No, esto es lo que quiere dar a entender el Señor
: ‘A todos los habitantes de esta tierra los llenaré de borrachera, desde el rey que se sienta en el trono de David, pasando por los sacerdotes y los profetas, hasta la gente común de Jerusalén.