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Jeremiah 13:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 13:1

Verse 1 of 27

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 13:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 13:1

Theological / Devotional

Thus saith the Lord. The events of this chapter may be dated with a high degree of probability in 597 B.C., during the three months’ reign of Jehoiachin, since, as some think, the queen (mother) is probably mentioned in v. 18 (see comments there), and since Nehushta, Jehoiachin’s mother, is frequently mentioned in connection with the reign of Jehoiachin (see 2 Kings 24:6-8, 12, 15; Jer. 22:24, 26 ; 29:2).

Get. Rather, “buy,” or “acquire.”

Girdle. Heb. ’ezor, “a loincloth.” The loincloth symbolically represented the Israelites, whom God had closely bound to Himself (see Jer. 13:11).

Not in water. A damp, soiled garment would decompose the more readily (see v. 7).

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