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Jeremiah 13:1
1This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on. But do not put it in water.”
Jeremiah 13:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord to me, "Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus the Lord said to me: “Go and get yourself a linen sash, and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.”
Context of Jeremiah 13:1
This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on. But do not put it in water.” 2So I bought underwear as the Lord instructed me and put it on. 3Then the word of the Lord came to me a second time:
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כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הָל֞וֹךְ וְקָנִ֤יתָ לְּךָ֙ אֵז֣וֹר פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ עַל־מָתְנֶ֑יךָ וּבַמַּ֖יִם לֹ֥א תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- unto me, Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and getקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- thee a linenפֵּ֫שֶׁתpishteh · flaxH6593
- girdleאֵזוֹר'êzôr · girdleH232
- and putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- it upon thy loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
- and putבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- it not in waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:1
- Jeremiah 13:11Just as underwear clings to one’s waist, so I fastened the whole house of Israel and of Judah to me” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “so that they might be my people for my fame, praise, and glory, but they would not obey.
- Jeremiah 19:1This is what the Lord says: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar. Take some of the elders of the people and some of the leading priests
- Jeremiah 27:2This is what the Lord said to me: “Make chains and yoke bars for yourself and put them on your neck.
- Ezekiel 4:1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, set it in front of you, and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.
- Ezekiel 5:1“Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
- Hebrews 1:1Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in different ways.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Thus saith the Lord unto me - This discourse is supposed to have been delivered under the reign of Jeconiah, the son and successor of Jehoiakim, who came to the throne in the eighteenth year of his age; when the Chaldean generals had encamped near to Jerusalem, but did not besiege it in form till Nebuchadnezzar came up with the great body of the army. In these circumstances the prophet predicts the captivity; and, by a symbolical representation of a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A linen girdle - The appointed dress of the priestly order (Leviticus 16:4, ). Put it not in water - i. e., do not wash it, and so let it represent the deep-grained pollution of the people.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The glory of the Jews should be marred. (Jr 13:1-11) All ranks should suffer misery, An earnest exhortation to repentance. (Jr 13:12-17) An awful message to Jerusalem and its king. (Jr 13:18-27) Verses 1-11 It was usual with the prophets to teach by signs. And we have the explanation, Jr 13:9-11. The people of Israel had been to God as this girdle. He caused them to cleave to him by the law he gave them, the prophets he sent among them, and the favours he…Read the comment
- 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
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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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