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Jeremiah 13:9

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“This is what the Lord says: This shows how I will rot away the pride of Judah and Jerusalem.

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Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

We have heard about proud Moab— about its pride and arrogance and rage. But all that boasting has disappeared.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has done it to destroy your pride and bring low all earth’s nobility.

Then I received this message from the Lord:

I went to Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing.

We have all heard of the pride of Moab, for his pride is very great. We know of his lofty pride, his arrogance, and his haughty heart.

She was proud and committed detestable sins, so I wiped her out, as you have seen.

In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.

I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze.

Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah, the Lord will restore its honor. Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches, but he will restore its splendor.

On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed, for you will no longer be rebels against me. I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you. There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”




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