the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-14 a linen girdle. Soft girdles, made of silk or linen, still worn by upper classes. Compare Ezekiel 16:10 . Some embroidered (Daniel 10:5 .Revelation 1:13 ; Revelation 15:6 ). not in water. So that the cause of its marring be not mistaken. read more
Jeremiah's Eighth Prophecy (see book comments for Jeremiah). Euphrates. On the road to Babylon, this river would be first met with at Carchemish, then held by the Egyptians (Jeremiah 46:2 ). read more
it was. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "and it was". read more
Jeremiah's Ninth Prophecy (see book comments for Jeremiah). mar the pride, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:19 ). App-92 . read more
imagination = stubbornness. read more
house of Israel. See note on Jeremiah 2:4 . house of Judah. See note on Jeremiah 3:18 . saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. that they might be unto Me for a people. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 19:5 ). App-92 . read more
JEREMIAH 13FIVE WARNINGS FOR ISRAELThere are five warnings given to Israel in this chapter. The nation of the Chosen people, which should have been living in a happy and intimate relationship with the Creator, and also should have been busily engaged in teaching the benighted nations of mankind the wonderful facts regarding the true and Almighty God, had, contrary to all reason, itself succumbed to the sensual allurements of paganism. Their spiritual discernment had almost disappeared; and the... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-27
A nation useless and disgraced (13:1-27)In an effort to emphasize God’s warnings to Judah more forcefully, Jeremiah gave them an illustration that they could all see. He took a piece of clean new cloth, put it around his waist, then walked to a distant river where he buried the cloth in the river bank. Some time later he returned to the river and brought back the cloth for all to see. It was now rotten and useless (13:1-7). The meaning is that Judah, the nation that was supposed to be morally... read more