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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 />Many days later the LORD said to me, &#8220Go now to Perath and get the belt I told you to hide there.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A long time afterward the LORD said to me, “Go back to the Euphrates and get the loincloth I told you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And after many days the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />After many days the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the undergarment which I commanded you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />After many days the LORD said to me, &#8220Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the waistband which I commanded you to hide there.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about after many days that the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the waistband which I commanded you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened that after many days Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the belt which I commanded you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And after many days the LORD said to me, “Get up, go to the Euphrates and get the waistband which I commanded you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A long time later the LORD said to me, “Go at once to the Euphrates and get the underwear that I commanded you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A long time later the LORD said to me, &#8220Go at once to the Euphrates and get the underwear that I commanded you to hide there.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some time later the LORD said, "Go back and get the shorts." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After many days the LORD said to me, "Go to the Euphrates, and get the belt from where I told you to bury it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some time later the LORD told me to go back to the Euphrates and get the shorts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After a long time, the LORD told me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and get the belt that I commanded you to hide there." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many days later the LORD said to me, ?Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Many days later the LORD said to me, "Go at once to Perath and get the shorts I ordered you to bury there."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened after many days, that the LORD said to me, "Arise, go to the Perath, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After many days, Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass, at the end of many days, that YHWH says to me, “Rise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle there, that I commanded you to hide there”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass, at the end of many days, that Jehovah saith unto me, 'Rise, go to Phrat, and take thence the girdle, that I commanded thee to hide there;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be from the end of many days, and Jehovah will say to me, Rising, go to Euphrates, and take from thence the girdle which I commanded thee to hide it there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me: Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And it happened that, after many days, the Lord said to me: “Rise up, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed you to hide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After a long time, the LORD said to me: Go now to the Perath and fetch the loincloth which I told you to hide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And after many days the LORD said to me, “Go now to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass after many days that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from thence the girdle which I commanded you to bury there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after many days, LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “Arise, go to Euphrates and take from there the loin cloth which I ordered you to bury there”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me: 'Arise, go to Perath, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/13-6.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=3892" 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">5</span>So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">Many</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: miq·qêṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after.">later</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: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-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/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">“Arise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">go</a> <a href="/hebrew/6578.htm" title="6578: pə·rā·ṯāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A river of W. Asia. From an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing; Perath, a river of the East.">to Perath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and get</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/232.htm" title="232: hā·’ê·zō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- A waist cloth. From 'aziqqiym; something girt; a belt, also a band.">the loincloth</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā (V-Piel-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/2934.htm" title="2934: lə·ṭā·mə·nōw- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide.">you to hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.…<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/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Ezekiel 24:1-14</a></span><br />In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem. / Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2-9</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. / Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Amos 8:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit. / “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">2 Kings 21:10-15</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, / “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, / this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit, / this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant! / It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">Ezekiel 15:1-8</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10-17</a></span><br />I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. / Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception. / Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-6</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Romans 9:21-23</a></span><br />Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? / What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? / What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from there, which I commanded you to hide there.</p><p class="hdg">Arise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-2.htm">Jeremiah 13:2-5</a></b></br> So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put <i>it</i> on my loins… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Band</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-23.htm">Later</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Parah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Perath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Waistband</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Waistcloth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/18-2.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Band</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Later</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-22.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Parah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Perath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-2.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Waistband</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Waistcloth</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 = 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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>Many days later</b><br>This phrase indicates a passage of time, suggesting a period of waiting and anticipation. In biblical narratives, waiting often signifies a period of testing or preparation. The delay emphasizes the importance of obedience and patience in following God's commands. This waiting period can be seen as a test of Jeremiah's faithfulness and trust in God's timing.<p><b>the LORD said to me</b><br>This highlights the direct communication between God and Jeremiah, underscoring Jeremiah's role as a prophet who receives divine revelation. The phrase emphasizes the authority and sovereignty of God in guiding His prophets. It reflects the intimate relationship between God and His chosen messengers, as seen throughout the Old Testament with figures like Moses and Samuel.<p><b>Arise, go to Perath</b><br>"Arise" signifies an urgent call to action, indicating that Jeremiah must respond promptly to God's command. "Perath" is often identified with the Euphrates River, a significant geographical location in the ancient Near East. The Euphrates was a major river that symbolized the boundary of Israel's influence and was associated with Babylon, a future oppressor of Judah. This journey to Perath symbolizes a connection to the impending Babylonian exile and judgment.<p><b>and get the loincloth</b><br>The loincloth represents an object lesson used by God to convey a spiritual truth. In ancient cultures, a loincloth was a garment worn close to the body, symbolizing intimacy and personal identity. The loincloth's condition would reflect the spiritual state of Judah, illustrating how they were once close to God but had become corrupted and useless due to their disobedience.<p><b>that I commanded you to hide there</b><br>This refers back to an earlier command where Jeremiah was instructed to hide the loincloth at Perath. The act of hiding the loincloth symbolizes the concealment of Judah's sins and the consequences of their actions. The hidden loincloth becomes a metaphor for the hidden sins of the people, which will eventually be exposed and judged by God. This act of hiding and retrieving the loincloth serves as a prophetic sign of the coming judgment and the need for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his lamentations and warnings of impending judgment due to the people's unfaithfulness.<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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/perath.htm">Perath</a></b><br>A location where Jeremiah was instructed to hide the loincloth. It is often associated with the Euphrates River, symbolizing a place of distance and significance in God's message.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_loincloth.htm">The Loincloth</a></b><br>A symbolic object used by God to illustrate the relationship between Himself and His people. It represents intimacy and closeness, which is later marred by disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_retrieval.htm">The Event of Retrieval</a></b><br>The act of retrieving the loincloth symbolizes the uncovering of the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness and the deterioration of their relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_prophecy.htm">Symbolism in Prophecy</a></b><br>Understand that God often uses symbolic acts to communicate deeper spiritual truths. Reflect on how God might be using circumstances in your life to convey His message.<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 following God's unusual command demonstrates the importance of trusting and following God's guidance, even when it seems unclear or challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The deteriorated loincloth serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Consider areas in your life where you may need to realign with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_intimacy.htm">God's Desire for Intimacy</a></b><br>The loincloth symbolizes the close relationship God desires with His people. Reflect on how you can cultivate a deeper, more intimate relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Although the loincloth was ruined, God's messages often include a call to repentance and the promise of restoration. Seek God's forgiveness and embrace His grace for renewal.<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/what_are_the_bible's_burial_practices.htm">How can I earnestly seek and find God?</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/why_ignore_god's_guidance_after_seeking_it.htm">Jeremiah 42:1-6: If the people truly sought God's guidance, why did they ignore it immediately after receiving Jeremiah's answer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_jeremiah.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Jeremiah?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">After many days.</span>--Here again the interval is undefined, but it must have been long enough (we may conjecture, perhaps, seventy days) to be an adequate symbol of the seventy years' exile which the act of placing the girdle by Euphrates represented. So in <a href="/hosea/3-3.htm" title="And I said to her, You shall abide for me many days; you shall not play the harlot, and you shall not be for another man: so will I also be for you.">Hosea 3:3</a> we have "many days" for the undefined duration of the exile of the Ten Tribes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">After many days</span>. To allow time for the apron to become rotten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/13-6.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">Many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">later</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֵּ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm">Strong's 7093: </a> </span><span class="str2">An extremity, after</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">וַיֹּ֨אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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">“Arise,</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֚וּם</span> <span class="translit">(qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<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">to Perath</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרָ֔תָה</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6578.htm">Strong's 6578: </a> </span><span class="str2">Euphrates -- a river of west Asia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and get</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקַ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the loincloth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ê·zō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you to hide</span><br /><span class="heb">לְטָמְנוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭā·mə·nōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2934.htm">Strong's 2934: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁם֙</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/13-6.htm">Jeremiah 13:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/13-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 13:6 It happened after many days that Yahweh (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:7" /></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>