Jeremiah 13:12

New English Translation

“So tell them, ‘The Lord, the God of Israel, says, “Every wine jar is made to be filled with wine.”’ And they will probably say to you, ‘Do you not think we know that every wine jar is supposed to be filled with wine?’

Cross References

Jeremiah 13:11

For,’ I say, ‘just as shorts cling tightly to a person’s body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.’ I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.

Jeremiah 13:13

Then tell them, ‘The Lord says, “I will soon fill all the people who live in this land with stupor. I will also fill the kings from David’s dynasty, the priests, the prophets, and the citizens of Jerusalem with stupor.

Jeremiah 25:16

When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them.”

Ezekiel 24:19

Then the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”