1God was like, "Yo, go grab a linen belt and rock it, but don’t dip it in water, fr."

2So I got the belt just like God said and put it on, no cap.

3Then God hit me up again, saying,

4"Take that belt you got on, and bounce to Euphrates, and stash it in a rock hole."

5So I dipped and hid it by Euphrates, just like the Lord told me to.

6After a hot minute, God was like, "Get up, go to Euphrates, and grab that belt I told you to hide."

7I went to Euphrates, dug it up, and the belt was wrecked, totally useless.

8Then God dropped another word on me, saying,

9"Listen up, I’m about to wreck the pride of Judah and the big flex of Jerusalem."

10This whack crew that won’t listen to my words, chasing after their own vibes and other gods, they’re gonna be like this useless belt, straight up good for nothing.

11Just like a belt sticks to a dude, I've got the whole squad of Israel and Judah vibing with me, says the Lord; they’re meant to be my people, my name, my praise, and my glory, but they’re not listening, fr.

12So you gotta drop this word on them: The Lord God of Israel says, every bottle’s gonna be filled with wine, and they’ll be like, “Do we not know every bottle’s gonna be filled with wine?”

13Then you say, The Lord's got this: I’m gonna fill everyone in this land, even the kings on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the peeps in Jerusalem, with that lit drunkenness.

14And I’ll have them clash like it’s a family reunion, fathers and sons together, says the Lord: I won’t show mercy, just straight-up destruction, no cap.

15Listen up and pay attention; don’t act all proud: the Lord has spoken, periodt.

16Give mad props to the Lord your God before darkness hits and you trip on the dark mountains, and while you’re looking for light, He turns it into the shadow of death, making it pure darkness.

17But if you don’t listen, my soul’s gonna cry in secret for your pride; my eyes will be shedding tears, 'cause the Lord’s flock is getting taken away, that’s savage.

18Tell the king and queen to chill and sit down: your power’s about to drop, even the crown of your glory.

19The cities in the south are locked up, no one’s opening them: Judah’s getting taken away, all of it, totally carried away, no doubt.

20Look up and see who’s coming from the north: where’s the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?

21What you gonna say when He comes for that punishment? You’ve taught them to flex as leaders, so are you ready for the feels, like a girl in labor?

22And if you’re thinking, “Why is this happening to me?” Just know your wrongs are out in the open, and you’re left exposed.

23Can an Ethiopian switch up his skin, or a leopard change its spots? Then maybe you can do good too, but you’re used to being sus.

24So I’m gonna scatter them like chaff blown away by the desert wind.

25This is your fate, the slice of pie I’m giving you, says the Lord; ‘cause you’ve ghosted me and trusted the fake.

26So I’m gonna reveal your shame right in your face, so everyone sees it.

27I’ve seen your cheating, your wild vibes, the craziness of your unfaithfulness, and all your nasty stuff on the hills. Woe to you, Jerusalem! When are you gonna get it together?

1Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

2So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins.

3And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying,

4Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

5So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.

6And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

7Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

8Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

9Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

10This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

11For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

12Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

14And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

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

16Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

18Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

19The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

20Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

21What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

22And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

24Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

25This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

26Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?