Jeremiah 13:6

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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.

Literal

And it came to pass after many days that YHWH said to me: “Rise and go to Perath, and take from there the the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.

Latin

Et factum est post dies plurimos, dixit Dominus ad me: Surge, vade ad Euphraten, et tolle inde lumbare quod præcepi tibi ut absconderes illud ibi.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Jeremiah 13:6–7

The safest time to travel was during the dry season, from June to September. Cloth was most likely to rot during the wet season, from October to May.
Many days later was likely between six and ten months.

Jeremiah 13:1–14

The Lord instructed Jeremiah to perform a parable (see also Jeremiah 18, 19, 27; see “Prophetic Sign Acts” Theme Note). This parable combined actions with words to highlight key aspects of the Lord’s response to Judah’s rebellion. Jeremiah struggled to fully understand the severe consequences of rejecting the Lord’s command for the people to worship him as the one true God. The direct relationship between Jeremiah and the Lord provided the basis for this event.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Prophetic Sign Acts The Gift of Prophecy