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Jeremiah 13:2

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 13:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.
Jeremiah 13:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
2So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.
3And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,
4Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
5So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So I got a girdle, etc.] Or, boughtf254 a linen one, as directed: according to the word of the Lord; his express order and command; the prophet was not disobedient to the heavenly vision: and I put it on my loins; without washing it before or after, and wore it publicly for some time.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“according: Pro 3:5; Isa 20:2; Eze 2:8; Hos 1:2, Hos 1:3; Joh 13:6, Joh 13:7, Joh 15:14 Jeremiah 13:3”
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