Jeremiah 13:1
Yahweh said this to me, “Go and buy a linen undergarment and put it on around your waist, but do not put it in water first.”
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2So I bought an undergarment as Yahweh directed, and I put in on around my waist.
Cross References
Jeremiah 13:11For just as an undergarment clings to someone's hips, so I have made all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah cling to me—this is Yahweh's declaration—to be my people, to bring me fame, praise, and honor. But they would not listen to me.
Jeremiah 19:1Yahweh said this, “Go and purchase a potter's clay flask while you are with the elders of the people and the priests.
Jeremiah 43:9“Take some large stones in your hand, and, in the sight of the people of Judah, hide them in the mortar in the pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes.”
Hebrews 1:1Long ago God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in many ways.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 13:1
Still the prophet is attempting to awaken this secure and stubborn people to repentance, by the consideration of the judgments of God that were coming upon them. He is to tell them, I. By the sign of a girdle spoiled that their pride should be stained, ver. 1-11 . II. By the sign of bottles filled with wine that their counsels should be blasted, ver. 12-14 . III. In consideration hereof he is to call them to repent and humble themselves, ver. 15-21 . IV. He is to convince them that it is for their obstinacy and… Read the whole commentary →