Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 13:7
7So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.
Jeremiah 13:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
- New International Version (NIV)So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from the place where I had hidden it, but now it was ruined and completely useless.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the loincloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the sash from the place where I had hidden it; and there was the sash, ruined. It was profitable for nothing.
Context of Jeremiah 13:7
5So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me. 6Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.” So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all. 8Then the word of the LORD came to me: 9“This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
Read all of Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 13:7 word by word
וָאֵלֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר וָֽאֶקַּח֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר מִן־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־טְמַנְתִּ֣יו שָׁ֑מָּה וְהִנֵּה֙ נִשְׁחַ֣ת הָאֵז֔וֹר לֹ֥א יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃ פRead the interlinear
- So I wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to Perathפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578
- and dug upחָפַרchâphar · to searchH2658
- the loinclothאֵזוֹר'êzôr · girdleH232
- and I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- it fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- I had hidden itטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
- I had hidden itשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- But nowהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- was ruinedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- of noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- useצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
- at allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:7
- Jeremiah 13:10These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
- Jeremiah 24:1After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
- Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
- Ezekiel 15:3Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
- Zechariah 3:3Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.
- Luke 14:34Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
- Romans 3:12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
- Philemon 1:11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And behold, the girdle was marred; it was profitable for nothing - This symbolically represented the state of the Jews: they were corrupt and abominable; and God, by sending them into captivity, "marred the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem," Jeremiah 13:9.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The safest time to travel was during the dry season, from June to September. Cloth was most likely to rot during the wet season, from October to May. Many days later was likely between six and ten months.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
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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
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