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Jeremiah 13:7
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Jeremiah 13:7
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7 Then I went to the Euphrates[a] and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. But now the loincloth was ruined; it was good for nothing.
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- 13.7 Or to Parah
Jeremiah 13:7
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Jeremiah 13:7
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7 So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from the place where I had hidden it, but now it was ruined and completely useless.
Romans 3:12
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Romans 3:12
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12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
there is no one who shows kindness;
there is not even one.”
Romans 3:12
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Romans 3:12
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Isaiah 64:6
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Isaiah 64:6
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6 We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.(A)
Isaiah 64:6
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Isaiah 64:6
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Philemon 11
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Philemon 11
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11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful[a] to[b] you and to me.
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Philemon 11
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Philemon 11
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11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
Luke 14:34-35
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Luke 14:34-35
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About Salt
34 “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored?[a](A) 35 It is useful neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it away. If you have ears to hear, then hear!”(B)
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- 14.34 Or how can it be used for seasoning?
Luke 14:34-35
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Luke 14:34-35
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34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?(A) 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.(B)
“Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(C)
Zechariah 3:3-4
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Zechariah 3:3-4
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3 Now Joshua was wearing filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel[a] said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And to him he said, “See, I have taken your guilt away from you, and I will clothe you with festal apparel.”(A)
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Zechariah 3:3-4
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Zechariah 3:3-4
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3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”
Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin,(A) and I will put fine garments(B) on you.”
Ezekiel 15:3-5
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Ezekiel 15:3-5
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3 Is wood taken from it to make anything?
Does one take a peg from it on which to hang any object?
4 It is put in the fire for fuel;
when the fire has consumed both ends of it
and the middle of it is charred,
is it useful for anything?(A)
5 When it was whole it was used for nothing;
how much less—when the fire has consumed it,
and it is charred—
can it ever be used for anything!
Ezekiel 15:3-5
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Ezekiel 15:3-5
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3 Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful?(A) Do they make pegs(B) from it to hang things on? 4 And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?(C) 5 If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?
Jeremiah 24:1-8
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Jeremiah 24:1-8
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The Good and the Bad Figs
24 The Lord showed me two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the Lord. This was after King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem King Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim of Judah, together with the officials of Judah, the artisans, and the smiths, and had brought them to Babylon.(A) 2 One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.(B) 3 And the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs—the good figs very good and the bad figs very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten.”(C)
4 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 5 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. 6 I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not pluck them up.(D) 7 I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with their whole heart.(E)
8 But thus says the Lord: Like the bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who live in the land of Egypt.(F)
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Jeremiah 24:1-8
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Jeremiah 24:1-8
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Two Baskets of Figs
24 After Jehoiachin[a](A) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs(B) placed in front of the temple of the Lord. 2 One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early;(C) the other basket had very bad(D) figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
3 Then the Lord asked me, “What do you see,(E) Jeremiah?”
“Figs,” I answered. “The good ones are very good, but the bad ones are so bad they cannot be eaten.”
4 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 5 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent(F) away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.[b] 6 My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back(G) to this land. I will build(H) them up and not tear them down; I will plant(I) them and not uproot them. 7 I will give them a heart to know(J) me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people,(K) and I will be their God, for they will return(L) to me with all their heart.(M)
8 “‘But like the bad(N) figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the Lord, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah(O) king of Judah, his officials(P) and the survivors(Q) from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.(R)
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- Jeremiah 24:1 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
- Jeremiah 24:5 Or Chaldeans
Jeremiah 13:10
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Jeremiah 13:10
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10 This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own will and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing.(A)
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