Jeremiah 13:1

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: “Buy a linen belt. Put it around your waist. Don’t let it get wet.” 2So I bought the belt, as the Lord had told me, and put it around my waist. 3The Lord spoke his word to me again. He said,

Jeremiah 13:1 word by word

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 13:11As a belt clings to a person’s waist, so I have made the entire nation of Israel and the entire nation of Judah cling to me,” declares the Lord. “I did this so that they would be my people and bring fame, praise, and honor to me. However, they wouldn’t listen.
• Jeremiah 19:1This is what the Lord says: Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests.
• Jeremiah 27:2This is what the Lord said to me: Make ⌞leather⌟ straps and a wooden yoke, and strap the yoke on your neck.
• Ezekiel 4:1⌞The Lord said,⌟ “Son of man, take clay, put it in front of you, and draw a map of Jerusalem on it.
• Ezekiel 5:1⌞The Lord said,⌟ “Son of man, take a sharp blade, and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and beard. Take scales to weigh your hair and divide it ⌞into three even parts⌟.
• Hebrews 1:1In the past God spoke to our ancestors at many different times and in many different ways through the prophets.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 13:1

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

In the dictionaries

• Appear
• Girdle
• Linen
• Pity
• Principality
• Agabus
• Dress
• Flax
• Get; Getting
• Hosea

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