Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) — Perek 13

Yirmiyahu ruins a linen loincloth by the Perat river to symbolize Yehudah's spoiled pride.

Hashem commands Yirmiyahu to buy a linen loincloth, wear it, and then bury it in a cleft of the rock by the Perat (Euphrates) river. Later, he retrieves it and finds it completely ruined. This symbolizes how Hashem will ruin the pride of Yehudah and Yerushalayim. A second parable warns that every jar will be filled with wine, representing the people's impending drunken confusion and destruction.

• The sign of the ruined linen loincloth
• Symbolism of Yehudah's spoiled pride
• Parable of the wine jars
• Warning to the king and queen mother