Jeremiah 13:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 13:1

Symbol of the Linen Sash

1 Thus the Lord said to me: “Go and get yourself a linen sash, and put it¹ around your waist, but do not put it in water.”

2 So I got a¹ sash according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist.

3 And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying,

4 “Take the¹ sash that you acquired, which is² around your waist, and arise, go to the³ Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole in the rock.”

5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.

6 Now it came to pass after many days that the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the sash which I commanded you to hide there.”

7 Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the sash from the place where I had hidden it; and there was the sash, ruined. It was profitable for nothing.

8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

9 “Thus says the Lord: ‘In this manner ^aI will ruin the pride of Judah and the great ^bpride of Jerusalem.

10 This evil people, who ^arefuse to hear My words, who ^bfollow the dictates of their hearts, and walk after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be just like this sash which is profitable for nothing.

11 For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the Lord, ‘that ^athey may become My people, ^bfor renown, for praise, and for ^cglory; but they would ^dnot hear.’

Symbol of the Wine Bottles

12 “Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Every bottle shall be filled with wine.” ’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?’

13 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land—even the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem—^awith drunkenness!

14 And ^aI will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says the Lord. “I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them.” ’ ”

Pride Precedes Captivity

15 Hear and give ear:
Do not be proud,
For the Lord has spoken.

16 ^aGive glory to the Lord your God
Before He causes ^bdarkness,
And before your feet stumble
On the dark mountains,
And while you are ^clooking for light,
He turns it into ^dthe shadow of death
And makes it dense darkness.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 13:1

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American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

Amplified® Bible
THUS THE Lord said to me: Go and buy yourself a linen girdle and put it on your loins, but do not put it in water.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD told me, "Go and buy a pair of linen shorts. Wear them for a while, but don't wash them."

Darby English Version
Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.

Good News Bible
The LORD told me to go and buy myself some linen shorts and to put them on; but he told me not to put them in water.

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
Thus the LORD said to me, "Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water."

New International Version
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."

New King James Version
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.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus the LORD said to me, "Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water."

Revised Standard Version
Thus said the LORD to me, "Go and buy a linen waistcloth, and put it on your loins, and do not dip it in water."

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah unto me, `Go, and thou hast got for thee a girdle of linen, and hast placed it on thy loins, and into water thou dost not cause it to enter:'

New English Translation
The Lord said to me, “Go and buy some linen shorts¹ and put them on.² Do not put them in water.”³

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