Jeremiah 13:25

This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord, because thou hast forgotten mee, and trusted in falshood. Jeremiah 13:25 (KJV)

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is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. Jeremiah 13:25 (KJV)

Jeremiah 13:25 is part of a prophetic message delivered by the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Judah. It serves as a stern warning and a pronouncement of judgment for their disobedience and idolatry. To grasp its full meaning, we first look at the surrounding narrative in Jeremiah 13:1‑11, where God instructed Jeremiah to obtain a linen girdle (or belt), wear it, and then bury it near the Euphrates River. After a period, God told Jeremiah to retrieve the girdle, only to find it ruined, deteriorated, and useless. This visual object lesson symbolized the nation of Judah, illustrating how their pride would become rotten, as God declared, “Even so will I make the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem to be rotten.”

The verse itself begins, “This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD.” Here God declares that the consequences about to fall on Judah are the very portion they have measured out for themselves through persistent disobedience and unfaithfulness. Their “lot” is the result of their own choices, a measured portion of judgment that they have earned.

The reason for this judgment is stated plainly: “because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.” Judah had abandoned the covenant relationship, turned to idolatry, and placed their confidence in deceptive practices and false gods, thereby violating the first commandment that there be no other gods before the Lord.

In this passage we see the principle of divine justice at work. God, who is just and righteous, rewards obedience and punishes rebellion. The people of Judah ignored repeated warnings, pursued idolatry, and relied on deceit, and now they face the inevitable outcome of those actions.

Overall, Jeremiah 13:25 reminds believers of the vital importance of remaining faithful to God, clinging to Him as the girdle clings to the waist, and rejecting falsehood. It warns that forgetting God and trusting in deception leads to spiritual decay and judgment, urging us to uphold the covenant and trust in God’s truth rather than in lies.