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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: &#8220Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus the LORD said to me, &#8220Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen belt and put it around your loins, but do not put it in water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus the LORD said to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it on your loins, but do not put it in water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on. But do not put it in water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: &#8220Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on, but do not put it in water.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD told me, "Go and buy a pair of linen shorts. Wear them for a while, but don't wash them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus said the LORD unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: "Buy a linen belt. Put it around your waist. Don't let it get wet."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is what the LORD told me: "Go and buy a linen belt for yourself, and put it around your waist. But don't let it get wet." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: ?Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, "Go and buy some linen shorts and put them on. Do not put them in water."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD to me, "Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and do not put it in water."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD to me, Go and get for thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to me, “Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and don’t put it in water.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus said YHWH to me: “Go, and you have acquired a girdle of linen for yourself, and have placed it on your loins, and you do not cause it to enter into water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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:'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thus said Jehovah to me, Go buy for thee a girdle of linen, and put it upon thy loins, and thou shalt not cause it to come into water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith the Lord to me: Go, and get thee a linen girdle, and thou shalt put it about thy loins, and shalt not put it into water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Thus says the Lord to me: “Go, and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth. And you shall place it over your loins, and you shall not put it into water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to me: Go buy yourself a linen loincloth; wear it on your loins, but do not put it in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus said the LORD to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth, and put it on your loins, but do not dip it in water.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THUS says the LORD unto me, Go and buy for yourself a linen girdle, and put it on your loins, and do not put it in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Thus LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “Go buy yourself a loin cloth of linen, and bind it on your waist and you shall not wash it in water<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus said the LORD unto me: 'Go, and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus saith the Lord, Go and procure for thyself a linen girdle, and put it about thy loins, and let it not be put in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3858" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">The Linen Loincloth</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lō·wḵ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: wə·qā·nî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">and buy</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/6593.htm" title="6593: piš·tîm (N-fp) -- Flax, linen. From the same as pash as in the sense of comminuting; linen.">a linen</a> <a href="/hebrew/232.htm" title="232: ’ê·zō·wr (N-msc) -- A waist cloth. From 'aziqqiym; something girt; a belt, also a band.">loincloth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it around</a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā (N-mdc:: 2ms) -- Loins. From an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins.">your waist,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯə·ḇi·’ê·hū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">let it touch</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ū·ḇam·ma·yim (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Isaiah 20:2-4</a></span><br />the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot. / Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, / so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Ezekiel 4:1-3</a></span><br />“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem. / Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides. / Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Ezekiel 5:1-4</a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair. / When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them. / But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2-3</a></span><br />When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” / So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">2 Kings 1:8</a></span><br />“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a></span><br />During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. / And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, / and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10-14</a></span><br />Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. / It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD. / Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a></span><br />John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-10.htm">Acts 21:10-11</a></span><br />After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. / Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a></span><br />and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Revelation 19:13-16</a></span><br />He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. / The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses. / And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4-5</a></span><br />So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist. / After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Acts 9:11-12</a></span><br />“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. / In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Matthew 21:1-7</a></span><br />As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples, / saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me. / If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-1.htm">Mark 11:1-7</a></span><br />As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples / and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. / If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus said the LORD to me, Go and get you a linen girdle, and put it on your loins, and put it not in water.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Jeremiah 13:11</a></b></br> For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Jeremiah 19:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and <i>take</i> of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Jeremiah 27:2</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Band</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-10.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Round</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-7.htm">Waistband</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">Waistcloth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Band</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/matthew/26-23.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-12.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Waistband</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Waistcloth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">God prefigures the destruction of his people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-12.htm">By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">He exhorts to prevent their future judgments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">He shows their abominations are the cause thereof.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is what the LORD said to me:</b><br>This phrase introduces a direct communication from God to the prophet Jeremiah, emphasizing the divine authority and origin of the message. In the context of the prophetic books, such direct revelations are common, underscoring the role of prophets as God's messengers. This communication style is consistent with other prophetic books, such as Isaiah and Ezekiel, where God frequently speaks directly to His prophets.<p><b>Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth:</b><br>The instruction to purchase a linen loincloth is significant. Linen was a fabric often associated with purity and priestly garments (<a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Exodus 28:39-42</a>). The loincloth, a garment worn close to the body, symbolizes intimacy and personal relationship. This act serves as a symbolic representation of Israel's relationship with God, intended to be pure and close. The purchase of the loincloth also indicates a deliberate action, suggesting the importance of the message that follows.<p><b>and put it around your waist:</b><br>Wearing the loincloth around the waist signifies the intended closeness and binding relationship between God and His people. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the waist was considered the center of strength and activity, symbolizing readiness and preparedness. This act of wearing the loincloth represents how Israel was meant to be bound to God, serving Him faithfully and being His chosen people.<p><b>but do not let it touch water:</b><br>The instruction to keep the loincloth from water suggests the need to maintain its purity and integrity. Water, in this context, could symbolize external influences or corruption that would defile the garment. This mirrors the spiritual state of Israel, which was meant to remain untainted by idolatry and sin. The prohibition against washing the loincloth highlights the theme of impending judgment due to Israel's failure to remain pure and faithful to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his deep emotional connection to his message and his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will and instructions to Jeremiah. Yahweh is portrayed as sovereign and deeply concerned with the faithfulness of His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/linen_loincloth.htm">Linen Loincloth</a></b><br>A symbolic garment that Jeremiah is instructed to buy and wear. In ancient times, linen was a valuable material, often associated with purity and priestly garments.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. At this time, Judah is facing impending judgment due to its unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/symbolic_action.htm">Symbolic Action</a></b><br>The act of buying and wearing the loincloth serves as a prophetic symbol, illustrating a deeper spiritual truth about the relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_prophecy.htm">Symbolism in Prophecy</a></b><br>God often uses physical symbols to communicate spiritual truths. Understanding these symbols can deepen our comprehension of His messages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_and_faithfulness.htm">Purity and Faithfulness</a></b><br>The linen loincloth represents purity and the close relationship God desires with His people. We are called to maintain spiritual purity and faithfulness in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Jeremiah's obedience in performing the symbolic act demonstrates the importance of following God's instructions, even when they may seem unusual or challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>The eventual fate of the loincloth (as described in later verses) serves as a warning about the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_intimacy.htm">God's Desire for Intimacy</a></b><br>The loincloth, worn close to the body, symbolizes the intimate relationship God desires with His people. We are invited to draw near to Him and remain in close fellowship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_buried_belt_stay_intact.htm">(Jeremiah 13:1–11) How could a buried linen belt remain intact long enough to serve as an effective prophetic sign? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_9_align_with_mercy.htm">How does the judgment in Ezekiel 9 align with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_ezekiel.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_2_8-10__how_is_eating_a_scroll_plausible.htm">Ezekiel 2:8–10: How do we reconcile the command to physically eat a scroll with scientific plausibility and the lack of mention of any lasting effects?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">A linen girdle.</span>--The point of comparison is given in <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm" title="For as the girdle sticks to the loins of a man, so have I caused to stick to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, said the LORD; that they might be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.">Jeremiah 13:11</a>. Of all garments worn by man the girdle was that most identified with the man's activity, nearest to his person. The "linen girdle" was part of Jeremiah's priestly dress (<a href="/exodus/28-40.htm" title="And for Aaron's sons you shall make coats, and you shall make for them girdles, and bonnets shall you make for them, for glory and for beauty.">Exodus 28:40</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm" title="He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches on his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen turban shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.">Leviticus 16:4</a>), and this also was significant in the interpretation of the symbolic act. Israel, represented as the girdle of Jehovah, had been chosen for consecrated uses. The word "get" implies the act of purchasing, and this too was not without its symbolic significance.<p><span class= "bld">Put it not in water.</span>--The work of the priest as a rule necessarily involved frequent washings both of flesh and garments. The command in this case was therefore exceptional. The unwashed girdle was to represent the guilt of the people unpurified by any real contact with the "clean water" of repentance (<a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm" title="Then will I sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.">Ezekiel 36:25</a>). In the "filthy garments" of Joshua, in <a href="/zechariah/3-3.htm" title="Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.">Zechariah 3:3</a>, we have a like symbolism. This seems a much more natural interpretation than that which starts from the idea that water would spoil the girdle, and sees in the command the symbol of God's care for His people. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-11.</span> - The entire people of the Jews is like a good-for-nothing apron. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A linen girdle</span>; rather, <span class="accented">a linen apron</span>. "Girdle" is one of the meanings of the Hebrew ('<span class="accented">ezor</span>), but is here unsuitable. As Ver. 11 shows, it is an inner garment that is meant, one that "cleaveth to the loins of a man" (in fact, <span class="greek">περίζωμα</span> of the Septuagint, the <span class="accented">lumbare</span> of the Vulgate). The corresponding Arabic word, '<span class="accented">izar</span>, has, according to Lane, the meaning of "waist-wrapper.' Israel was to Jehovah in as close a relation spiritually as that in which the inner garment referred to is to him who wears it materially. There is an Arabic proverb which well illustrates this: "He is to me in place of an '<span class="accented">izar"</span> (Freytag, 'Studium der Arab. Spraohe,' p. 298). "A linen apron" may perhaps be specified, because linen was the material of the priestly dress (<a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4</a>), and Israel was to be spiritually" a kingdom of priests." But this is not absolutely necessary. The common man used linen in his dress as well as the priest; the only difference between them was that the priest was confined to linen garments. But an ,' apron" would in any case naturally be made of linen. <span class="cmt_word">Linen</span>; literally, flax (a product of Judah, <a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Hosea 2:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Put it not in water</span>. The object of the prohibition is well stated by St. Jerome. It was at once to symbolize the character of the people of Israel, stiff and impure, like unwashed linen, and to suggest the fate in store for it (Ver. 9). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(kōh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֜ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Go</span><br /><span class="heb">הָל֞וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·lō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and buy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקָנִ֤יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qā·nî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> </span><span class="str2">To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourself a linen</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(piš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6593.htm">Strong's 6593: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flax, linen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loincloth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵז֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·zō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_232.htm">Strong's 232: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something girt, a belt, a band</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śam·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it around</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your waist,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָתְנֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - mdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> </span><span class="str2">The waist, small of the back, the loins</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let it touch</span><br /><span class="heb">תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·ḇi·’ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 13:1 Thus says Yahweh to me Go (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 12:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 12:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>