Jeremiah 13 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 13:12

Therefore 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?
Jeremiah 13:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 13:12 in other translations

BSBTherefore 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?’
WEB“Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘The LORD, the God of Israel says, “Every container should be filled with wine.”’ They will tell you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every container should be filled with wine?’
ASVTherefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the 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?
YLTAnd thou hast said unto them this word, Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, ‘Every bottle is full of wine,' And they have said unto thee: ‘Do we not certainly know that every bottle is full of wine?'
DARBYAnd thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they will say unto thee, Do we not very well know that every skin shall be filled with wine?
BBESo you are to say this word to them: This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Every skin bottle will be full of wine; and they will say to you, Is it not quite clear to us that every skin bottle will be full of wine?
WebsterTherefore thou shalt speak to them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say to thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

What does Jeremiah 13:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. A new image. Do we not ... know ... wine--The "bottles" are those used in the East, made of skins; our word "hogshead," originally "oxhide," alludes to the same custom. As they were used to hold water, milk, and other liquids, what the prophet said (namely, that they should be all filled with wine) was not, as the Jews' taunting reply implied, a truism even literally. The figurative sense which is what Jeremiah chiefly meant, they affected not to understand. As wine intoxicates, so God's wrath and judgments shall reduce them to that state of helpless distraction that they shall rush on to their own ruin (Jr 25:15; 49:12; Is 51:17, 21, 22; 63:6).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Every bottle shall be filled with wine? - The bottles were made for the purpose of being filled with wine; and it is likely, from the promising appearance of the season and the grapes, that there was a great likelihood of a copious vintage; and this made them say, "Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? Have we not every prospect that it will be so? Do we need a revelation to inform us of this?"

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 13:12-17
As the bottle was fitted to hold the wine, so the sins of the people made them vessels of wrath, fitted for the judgments of God; with which they should be filled till they caused each other's destruction. The prophet exhorts them to give glory to God, by confessing their sins, humbling themselves in repentance, and returning to his service. Otherwise they would be carried into other countries in all the darkness of idolatry and wickedness. All misery, witnessed or foreseen, will affect a feeling mind, but the pious heart must mourn most over the afflictions of the Lord's flock.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 13:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.Taand you will speakH559
אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
הַזֶּ֗ה\ \סha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
נֵ֖בֶלNe.velwineskinH5035
יִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'it will be filledH4390
יָ֑יִןYa.yinwineH3196
וְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.Ruand they will sayH559
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
הֲיָדֹ֙עַ֙ha.ya.Do.a'¿ really <to know>H3045
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
נֵדַ֔עne.Da'do we knowH3045
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
כָל\־khol-everyH3605
נֵ֖בֶלNe.velwineskinH5035
יִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'it will be filledH4390
יָֽיִן\׃Ya.yinwineH3196

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 13:12

  • Ezekiel 24:19

    And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and they shall.
Eze 24:19

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Context

  • Jeremiah 13:11

    For 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.

  • Jeremiah 13:12

    Therefore 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?

  • Jeremiah 13:13

    Then 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.

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Jeremiah 13:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Les dirás pues esta palabra: Así ha dicho Jehová, Dios de Israel: Henchiráse de vino todo odre. Y ellos te dirán: ¿No sabemos que todo odre se henchirá de vino?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu leur diras cette parole: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Toute cruche sera remplie de vin. Et ils te diront: Ne savons-nous pas bien que toute cruche sera remplie de vin?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sprich dieses Wort zu ihnen: So spricht Jehova, der Gott Israels: Jeder Krug wird mit Wein gefüllt. Und wenn sie zu dir sagen: Wissen wir nicht sehr wohl, daß jeder Krug mit Wein gefüllt wird?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dices ergo ad eos sermonem istum: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Omnis laguncula implebitur vino. Et dicent ad te: Numquid ignoramus quia omnis laguncula implebitur vino?