15 Hear and give ear, be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken it.

16 Give glory to the Lord your God before he bring [a]darkness, and or ever your feet stumble in the dark mountains, and while you look for [b]light, he turn it into the shadow of death and make it as darkness.

17 But if ye will not hear this, my soul shall [c]weep in secret for your pride, and mine eye shall weep and drop down tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 13:16 That is, affliction and misery by the Babylonians, Isa. 8:22.
  2. Jeremiah 13:16 Meaning, for help and support of the Egyptians.
  3. Jeremiah 13:17 You shall surely be led away captive, and I, according to mine affection towards you, shall weep and lament for your stubbornness.

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