So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
Parallel translations
- WEB So I bought a belt according to Yahweh’s word, and put it on my waist.
- BSB So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.
- 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 2:8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- Isa 20:2At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
- Prov 3:5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- Hos 1:2–3The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
- John 13:6–7Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou 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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