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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:3

"And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, Take the girdle which thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock. So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me.""The word of Jehovah came to me the second time ..." (Jeremiah 13:3). The implication, though not clearly stated, is that some considerable time-lapse had occurred, at least ample time for the loincloth to have required washing had... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:6

"And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.""It came to pass after many days ..." (Jeremiah 13:6). The passing of many days was necessary in order to allow plenty of time for the linen girdle to be thoroughly rotted... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:8

"Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, after this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their own heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing. For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Judah, saith... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:1

Jeremiah 13:1. Go, and get thee a linen girdle— The prophet here begins a new discourse. He himself gives us an explanation of the meaning of the symbolical action here related. See the note on ch. Jeremiah 1:11. He is commanded not to put the girdle into water, to clean it, in order to signify that the people of Israel had contracted such spots by their idolatry, as would not be washed away. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:4

Jeremiah 13:4. Go to Euphrates— Many commentators have doubted respecting this particular, and have not thought it possible that the prophet should thus have gone backwards and forwards to the banks of the Euphrates; accordingly they have given different interpretations of the word. Bochart supposes that Euphrata is meant; and all the difficulty, says Houbigant, will be removed, if you read it, פרת pherath, according to the Hebrew, thereby understanding some neighbouring place, where Jeremiah... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:9

Jeremiah 13:9. After this manner will I mar the pride, &c.— Will I mar the glory of Judah, and the great honour of Jerusalem. See Jeremiah 13:11. "I will transport them beyond Euphrates; I will hide them in Babylon, as in the hole of a rock, whence they cannot come out. They shall be marred in the midst of the nations, without temple, without sacrifice, without priests, without external worship. I will humble their presumption, and teach them to acknowledge and adore my mercy." read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:11

Jeremiah 13:11. So have I caused— So had I caused. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 13:1

1. put it upon thy loins, &c.—expressing the close intimacy wherewith Jehovah had joined Israel and Judah to Him ( :-). linen—implying it was the inner garment next the skin, not the outer one. put it not in water—signifying the moral filth of His people, like the literal filth of a garment worn constantly next the skin, without being washed (Jeremiah 13:10). GROTIUS understands a garment not bleached, but left in its native roughness, just as Judah had no beauty, but was adopted by the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 13:4

4. Euphrates—In order to support the view that Jeremiah's act was outward, HENDERSON considers that the Hebrew Phrath here is Ephratha, the original name of Beth-lehem, six miles south of Jerusalem, a journey easy to be made by Jeremiah. The non-addition of the word "river," which usually precedes Phrath, when meaning Euphrates, favors this view. But I prefer English Version. The Euphrates is specified as being near Babylon, the Jews future place of exile. hole—typical of the prisons in which... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 13:6

6. after many days—Time enough was given for the girdle to become unfit for use. So, in course of time, the Jews became corrupted by the heathen idolatries around, so as to cease to be witnesses of Jehovah; they must, therefore, be cast away as a "marred" or spoiled girdle. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 13:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 13:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 13:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 13:6

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