Jeremiah 13:1
What does Jeremiah 13:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 13:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949This is what the Lord said to me: Go and get yourself a linen band and put it round you and do not put it in water.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thus 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:'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thus 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 27:2
Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;
- Ezekiel 4:1
Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:
- Hebrews 1:1
God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,
- Jeremiah 13:11
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 Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
- Jeremiah 19:1
Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;
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