So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.
Parallel translations
- WEB So I bought a belt according to Yahweh’s word, and put it on my waist.
- KJV So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
- NKJV So I got a sash according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist.
- NASB So I bought the undergarment in accordance with the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist.
- NLT So I bought the loincloth as the Lord directed me, and I put it on.
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Quick answer
Jeremiah obeys, buying the belt and wearing it as the LORD instructed.
Overview
Jeremiah's prompt obedience models the faithful response God seeks from His servants. By acting out God's command, he becomes a living illustration of the message. His willingness to obey even strange instructions reflects trust in God's wisdom.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 2:8And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
- John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- Isa 20:2the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
- Prov 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Hos 1:2–3When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”
- John 13:6–7He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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