Jeremiah 13:7

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And I went to Perath and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it there; and behold, the loincloth had been ruined, and it was not profitable for anything.

Latin

Et abii ad Euphraten, et fodi, et tuli lumbare de loco ubi absconderam illud: et ecce computruerat lumbare, ita ut nulli usui aptum esset.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

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

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Romans 3:12
All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
Isaiah 64:6
Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
Luke 14:34–35
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
Jeremiah 24:1–8
After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
Philemon 1:11
Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
Ezekiel 15:3–5
Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
Zechariah 3:3–4
Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.
Jeremiah 13:10
These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.

Places

Euphrates: Major river in ancient Near East; boundary of Promised Land

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Prophet, Prophetess Vision, Visions

Topics

Euphrates: On the Banks of, Jeremiah Symbolically Buries his Sash Girdle: Symbolical Instruction by Object Lessons: The Linen Sash Symbols and Similitudes: Belt The Euphrates: Captivity of Judah Represented by the Marring of Jeremiah's

Jeremiah 13:7

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