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Jeremiah 13:7

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 13:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
Jeremiah 13:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
6And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
7Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
8Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
9Thus saith Jehovah, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing.
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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
“Then I went to Euphrates, etc.] In a vision; this is the second journey, of which (See Gill on “<241305>Jeremiah 13:5”), and digged; the hole, in process of time, being stopped up with soil or sand, that were thrown up over it; this digging was in a visionary way; (see <260808> Ezekiel 8:8): and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; which he knew again by some token or another: and, behold, the girdle was marred; or “corrupted”f257; it was become rotten by the washing of the water over it, and its long continuance in such a place: it was profitable for nothing; it could not be put upon a man’s loins, or be wore any more; nor was it fit for any other use, it was so sadly spoiled…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“it was: Jer 13:10, Jer 24:1-8; Isa 64:6; Eze 15:3-5; Zac 3:3, Zac 3:4; Luk 14:34, Luk 14:35; Rom 3:12; Plm 1:11 Jeremiah 13:8”
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