A long time afterward the Lord said to me, “Go back to the Euphrates and get the loincloth I told you to hide there.”
Parallel translations
- WEB After many days, Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.”
- KJV And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
- BSB Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”
- NKJV Now it came to pass after many days that the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the sash which I commanded you to hide there.”
- NASB After many days the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the undergarment which I commanded you to hide there.”
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Quick answer
After many days, God tells Jeremiah to retrieve the hidden belt.
Overview
The lapse of 'many days' represents the passage of time in which Judah's corruption deepens. God now directs the prophet to recover what he had hidden, completing the parable. The interval heightens anticipation of what the belt will reveal.
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