Jeremiah 13:3

Jeremiah 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the word of the Lord came to me a second time:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the word of the Lord came to me a second time,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying,

Context of Jeremiah 13:3

1This 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. The Lord spoke his word to me again. He said, 4“Take the belt that you bought, the one you’re wearing. Go to the Euphrates River, and bury it there in a crack in the rocks.” 5So I went and buried it by the Euphrates, as the Lord had told me.

Jeremiah 13:3 word by word

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came unto me the second timeשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The Euphrates River is 300 miles north of Jerusalem. Jeremiah likely joined a merchant caravan for safety during the 600-mile round trip. Although Jeremiah did not know why he was going, he followed God's instructions.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 13:3

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

In the dictionaries

• Appear
• Pity
• Principality
• 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