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Jeremiah 13:2
2So I bought a belt, as the Lord had told me to do. I tied it around me.
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
1The Lord said to me, ‘Go and buy a linen belt. Tie it around your body. But do not put it into water.’ So I bought a belt, as the Lord had told me to do. I tied it around me. 3The Lord spoke to me again. 4He said, ‘Take the belt that you bought and you are now wearing. Take it now to Perath. Hide it there in a hole in the rocks.’
Read all of Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 13:2 word by word
וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה אֶת־הָאֵז֖וֹר כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וָאָשִׂ֖ם עַל־מָתְנָֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:2
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord completely. Do not think that you understand things well enough for yourself.
- Isaiah 20:2At that time, the Lord gave this message to Isaiah, the son of Amoz. He said, ‘Go and remove the rough clothes that you are wearing. Take your shoes off your feet.’ Isaiah did what the Lord told him to do. He walked about without clothes and without shoes.
- Ezekiel 2:8But you must listen to what I say to you, son of man. Do not refuse to obey me, as those people refuse to obey me. Open your mouth and eat what I will give to you.’
- Hosea 1:2The Lord began to speak to Hosea with a message for his people. The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Go and marry a prostitute. She will give birth to children for you, as a prostitute. That will show how my people have not been faithful to me. They have turned away from me, the Lord, and they have served other gods.’
- John 13:6Jesus came to Simon Peter. Peter asked him, ‘Lord, will you really wash my feet?’
- John 15:14And you are my friends, if you obey my message.
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
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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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