So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me.
Parallel translations
- WEB So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.
- KJV So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
- NKJV So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.
- NASB So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord had commanded me.
- NLT So I went and hid it by the Euphrates as the Lord had instructed me.
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Quick answer
Jeremiah again obeys, hiding the belt by the Euphrates as commanded.
Overview
The prophet faithfully carries out the difficult, perhaps lengthy journey to complete the symbol. His obedience continues to embody the prophetic message in action. Each step of his compliance reinforces the certainty of the word God is enacting.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Exod 40:16Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Exod 39:42–43The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Matt 22:2–6“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
- Heb 11:8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- Heb 11:17–19By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
- John 2:5–8His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- Acts 26:19–20So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
- 2 Tim 2:3Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
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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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