Focused Passage

Jeremiah 13:1-7

The Ruined Belt and the Shame of Judah’s Pride

The chapter moves from the symbolic ruined linen belt, to the wine jars filled with drunken judgment, to a call to humble oneself before darkness falls, to royal humiliation and exile, to the exposure of Judah's shame, and finally to the devastating question of whether those habituated to evil can change themselves.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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 in accordance with the word of the LORD, and I put it around my waist.

3Then the word of the LORD came to me a second time:

4“Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing, and go at once to Perath and hide it there in a crevice of the rocks.”

5So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me.

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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Acts 21:11Classic cross-references Hebrews 1:1Classic cross-references Hosea 1:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 13:11Classic cross-references

Original words

This is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidאָמַ֨רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֗יH413Preposition | first person common singularGoהָל֞וֹךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteand buyוְקָנִ֤יתָH7069Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularyourselfלְּךָ֙Preposition | second person masculine singulara linenפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםH6593Noun - feminine pluralloinclothאֵז֣וֹרH232Noun - masculine singular constructand putוְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit aroundעַל־H5921Prepositionyour waistמָתְנֶ֑יךָH4975Noun - masculine dual construct | second person masculine singularbut do notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlelet it touchתְבִאֵֽהוּ׃H935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularwaterוּבַמַּ֖יִםH4325Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

Ezekiel 2:8Classic cross-references Genesis 30:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 20:2Classic cross-references John 15:14Classic cross-references Proverbs 3:5Classic cross-references

Original words

So I boughtוָאֶקְנֶ֥הH7069Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markera loinclothהָאֵז֖וֹרH232Article | Noun - masculine singularin accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֣רH1697Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand I putוָאָשִׂ֖םH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularit aroundעַל־H5921Prepositionmy waistמָתְנָֽי׃סH4975Noun - masculine dual construct | first person common singular

Verse 3

Original words

Then the wordדְבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcameוַיְהִ֧יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֖יH413Preposition | first person common singulara second timeשֵׁנִ֥יתH8145Number - ordinal feminine singular. . .לֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 4

Original words

Takeקַ֧חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe loinclothהָאֵז֛וֹרH232Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou boughtקָנִ֖יתָH7069Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeand are wearingעַל־H5921Preposition. . .מָתְנֶ֑יךָH4975Noun - masculine dual construct | second person masculine singularand goלֵ֣ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularat onceוְקוּם֙H6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularto Perathפְּרָ֔תָהH6578Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand hideוְטָמְנֵ֥הוּH2934Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singularit thereשָׁ֖םH8033Adverbin a creviceבִּנְקִ֥יקH5357Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the rocksהַסָּֽלַע׃H5553Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

Or possibly to the Euphrates; similarly in verses 5–7

Verse 5

Cross-references

Exodus 40:16Classic cross-references Exodus 39:42Classic cross-references

Original words

So I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularand hid itוָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּH2934Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularat Perathבִּפְרָ֑תH6578Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אוֹתִֽי׃H853Direct object marker | first person common singularhad commanded meצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 6

Original words

-וַיְהִ֕יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularManyרַבִּ֑יםH7227Adjective - masculine pluraldaysיָמִ֣יםH3117Noun - masculine plurallaterמִקֵּ֖ץH7093Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֗יH413Preposition | first person common singularAriseק֚וּםH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singulargoלֵ֣ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularto Perathפְּרָ֔תָהH6578Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand getוְקַ֤חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularמִשָּׁם֙מִשָּׁם֙H8033Preposition-m | Adverb-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe loinclothהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרH232Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeI commandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularyou to hideלְטָמְנוֹ־H2934Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularthereשָֽׁם׃H8033Adverb

Verse 7

Cross-references

Isaiah 64:6Classic cross-references Jeremiah 13:10Classic cross-references Romans 3:12Classic cross-references

Original words

So I wentוָאֵלֵ֣ךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularto Perathפְּרָ֔תָהH6578Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand dug upוָאֶחְפֹּ֗רH2658Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularthe loinclothהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרH232Article | Noun - masculine singularand I tookוָֽאֶקַּח֙H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerit fromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe placeהַמָּק֖וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularwhereאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI had hidden itטְמַנְתִּ֣יוH2934Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular. . .שָׁ֑מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularBut nowוְהִנֵּה֙H2009Conjunctive waw | Interjection[it]הָאֵז֔וֹרH232Article | Noun - masculine singularwas ruinedנִשְׁחַ֣תH7843Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularof noלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleuseיִצְלַ֖חH6743Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularat allלַכֹּֽל׃פH3605Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

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