Jeremiah 13:7

Verse

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

Bible in Basic English

So I went to Parah and, uncovering the hole, took the band from the place where I had put it away: and the band was damaged and of no use for anything.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle out of the place where I had hid it: and behold the girdle was rotten, so that it was fit for no use.

Free Bible Version

I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and removed it from where I'd hidden it. Obviously it was ruined—completely useless.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then went I to Perath, and digged, and tooke the girdle from the place where I had hid it, and behold, the girdle was corrupt, and was profitable for nothing.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

Translation for Translators

So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So I went back to Perath and dug out the undergarment where I had hid it, and behold, it was destroyed and completely useless.

Noah Webster Bible

Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

World English Bible

Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was ruined. It was profitable for nothing.

Young's Literal Translation

and I go to Phrat, and dig, and take the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and lo, the girdle hath been marred, it is not profitable for anything.

Context

The Linen Loincloth

⁶Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”⁷So 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.

Summary

In this verse, God uses the analogy of a linen belt to illustrate His relationship with the people of Judah. Just as a belt clings to a person's waist, God intended for His people to cling to Him and be close to Him. However, the people of Judah had become stubborn and unwilling to listen to God's commands, causing them to be marred and ruined like the linen belt that was buried and ruined. This verse serves as a warning of the consequences of disobedience and the importance of staying close to God.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Then I went to Euphrates,.... In a vision; this is the second journey, of which See Gill on Jer 13:5, and digged; the hole, in process of time, being stopped up with soil or sand, that were thrown up over it; this digging was in a visionary way; see Eze 8:8, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; which he knew again by some token or another: and, behold, the girdle was marred; or "corrupted" (q); it was become rotten by the washing of the water over it, and its long continuance in such a place: it was profitable for nothing; it could not be put upon a man's loins, or be wore any more; nor was it fit for any other use, it was so sadly spoiled and so thoroughly rotten. It is in the Hebrew text, "it shall not prosper to all" (r) things; that is, not "to anything" (s), as many render it. (q) "corruptum erat", Munster, Montanus, Schmidt; "computruerat", Pagninus. (r) "non proficiet omnibus", Vatablus. (s) "Non prosperabitur cuiquam", Montanus; "ad ullam rem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.