Jeremiah 13:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה אֶת־הָאֵז֖וֹר כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וָאָשִׂ֖ם עַל־מָתְנָֽי׃ ס

Transliteration

And ʾeqneh ʾet-the-ʾēzôr according to debar YHWH and ʾāśîm upon mātnāy.

Grammar Details

*wāʾeqneh*: consecutive imperfect, 1st singular - and I bought/purchased
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*hāʾēzôr*: definite article with noun, masculine singular - the waistband/belt
*kidebar*: preposition with construct noun - according to the word of
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*wāʾāśîm*: consecutive imperfect, 1st singular - and I placed/put
*ʿal*: preposition - upon/on
*mātnāy*: noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my loins/waist

Word Meanings

*ʾēzôr*: waistband/belt/loincloth/girdle
*debar*: word/command/matter

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Isa 20:2 : 2 At 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.
Ezek 2:8 : 8 But 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.
Hos 1:2-3 : 2 The 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. 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
John 13:6-7 : 6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
John 15:14 : 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Prov 3:5 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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1Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
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3And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,
4Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
5So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
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17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
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