Jeremiah 13:12 meaning and explanation
Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
Jeremiah 13:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah speaks to Judah shortly before the exile, having just acted out the ruined loincloth as a sign of their pride. Here God gives him a familiar proverb about wineskins, and the people answer with smug confidence, since everyone knew jars were meant to hold wine.
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