Jeremiah 13:2

Jeremiah 13:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins.
• New International Version (NIV)So I bought a belt, as the Lord directed, and put it around my waist.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I got a sash according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist.

Context of Jeremiah 13:2

1Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins. 3And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, 4Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.

Jeremiah 13:2 word by word

וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה אֶת־הָאֵז֖וֹר כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וָאָשִׂ֖ם עַל־מָתְנָֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

• boughtקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975

Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:2

• Proverbs 3:5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
• Isaiah 20:2at that time Jehovah spake by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put thy shoe from off thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
• Ezekiel 2:8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
• Hosea 1:2When Jehovah spake at the first by Hosea, Jehovah said unto Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredom and children of whoredom; for the land doth commit great whoredom, departing from Jehovah.
• John 13:6So he cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
• John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2God told Jeremiah to keep a linen loincloth unwashed to represent Judah's unrighteousness (compare Isaiah 64:5; Revelation 19:8). This garment is similar to modern-day underwear.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-27Many of these figurative acts being either not possible, or not probable, or decorous, seem to have existed only in the mind of the prophet as part of his inward vision. [So Calvin]. The world he moved in was not the sensible, but the spiritual, world. Inward acts were, however, when it was possible and proper, materialized by outward performance, but not always, and necessarily so. The internal act made a naked statement more impressive and presented the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 13:2

• Euphrates
• Girdle
• Instruction
• Prophets
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Appear
• Pity
• Principality
• Hosea
• Azariah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings