Jeremiah 13:2

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.

American Standard Version (1901)

So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.

Bible in Basic English

So, as the Lord said, I got a band for a price and put it round my body.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I got a girdle accoding to the word of the Lord, and put it about my loins.

Free Bible Version

So I went and bought a loincloth as the Lord had instructed me, and I put it on.

Geneva Bible 1599

So I bought the girdle according to the commandement of the Lord, and put it vpon my loynes.

King James (Authorized) Version

So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.

Translation for Translators

So I bought a very nice waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So I bought an undergarment as Yahweh directed, and I put in on around my waist.

Noah Webster Bible

So I procured a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.

World English Bible

So I bought a belt according to Yahweh’s word, and put it on my waist.

Young's Literal Translation

and I get the girdle, according to the word of Jehovah, and I place [it] on my loins.

Context

The Linen Loincloth

¹This 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.”²So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.

Summary

In Jeremiah 13:2, the prophet Jeremiah is instructed by God to go and buy a linen belt, and wear it around his waist without letting it touch water. This symbolic act serves as a visual lesson to the people of Judah, illustrating how they were meant to cling to God closely like a belt, but they had become spiritually ruined and useless due to their disobedience and idolatry. The linen belt represents the close relationship and connection that God desires with His people, emphasizing the importance of faithfulness and obedience in maintaining that bond.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

So I got a girdle,.... Or, bought (n) a linen one, as directed: according to the word of the Lord; his express order and command; the prophet was not disobedient to the heavenly vision: and I put it on my loins; without washing it before or after, and wore it publicly for some time. (n) Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius, Schmidt.