Jeremiah 13:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ So I went to Perath and dug up the ·belt [loincloth; underwear] and took it from where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined; it was good for nothing.

⁸ Then the Lord spoke his word to me. ⁹ This is what the Lord said: “In the same way I will ·ruin [destroy; rot away] the pride of the people of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.