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Thus the LORD said to me : "
Go and get yourself a linen sash ,
and put it around your waist ,
but do not put it in water ."
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So I got a sash according to the word of the LORD ,
and put it around my waist .
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And the word of the LORD came to me the second time ,
saying ,
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Take the sash that you acquired ,
which is around your waist ,
and arise ,
go to the Euphrates ,
and hide it there in a hole in the rock ."
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So I went and hid it by the Euphrates ,
as the LORD commanded me .
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Now it came to pass after many days that the LORD said to me , "
Arise ,
go to the Euphrates ,
and take from there the sash which I commanded you to hide there ."
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Then I went to the Euphrates and dug ,
and I took the sash from the place where I had hidden it ;
and there was the sash ,
ruined .
It was profitable for nothing .
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Then the word of the LORD came to me ,
saying ,
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Thus says the LORD : "
In this manner I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem .
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This evil people ,
who refuse to hear My words ,
who follow the dictates of their hearts ,
and walk after other gods to serve them and worship them ,
shall be just like this sash which is profitable for nothing .
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For as the sash clings to the waist of a man ,
so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me ,'
says the LORD , "
that they may become My people ,
for renown ,
for praise ,
and for glory ;
but they would not hear .'