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Jeremiah 13:4

What does Jeremiah 13:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 13:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Take 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Take 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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Take the band which you got for a price, which is round your body, and go to Parah and put it in a secret place there in a hole of the rock.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Take the girdle that thou hast got, that <FI>is<Fi> on thy loins, and rise, go to Phrat, and hide it there in a hole of the rock;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Take the girdle which thou hast got, which is about thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

Context

v.3And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,

v.4This passage

v.5So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 137:1

    By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.

  • Jeremiah 51:63

    And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates:

  • Micah 4:10

    Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt thou be rescued; there will Jehovah redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

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