Jeremiah 13:4
Take the belt that you have got, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole in the rock.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
"Take the waistband you bought and are wearing, arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock."
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Take 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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Take{H3947} the girdle{H232} that thou hast bought,{H7069} which is upon thy loins,{H4975} and arise,{H6965} go{H3212} to the Euphrates,{H6578} and hide{H2934} it there in a cleft{H5357} of the rock.{H5553}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Take{H3947}{(H8798)} the girdle{H232} that thou hast got{H7069}{(H8804)}, which is upon thy loins{H4975}, and arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, go{H3212}{(H8798)} to Euphrates{H6578}, and hide{H2934}{(H8798)} it there in a hole{H5357} of the rock{H5553}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take the breche that thou hast prepared & put aboute the, and get the vp, and go vnto Euphrates, and hyde it in a hole off the rock.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is vpon thy loynes, and arise, goe towarde Perath, and hide it there in the cleft of the rocke.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Take the girdle that thou hast prepared and put about thee, and get thee vp, and go vnto Euphrates, and hyde it there in a hole of the rocke.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Take 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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Take the belt that you have bought, which is on your loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`Take the girdle that thou hast got, that `is' on thy loins, and rise, go to Phrat, and hide it there in a hole of the rock;
American Standard Version (1901)
Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
American Standard Version (1901)
Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Take the band which you got for a price, which is round your body, and go to Parah and put it in a secret place there in a hole of the rock.
World English Bible (2000)
Take the belt that you have bought, which is on your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“Take the shorts that you bought and are wearing and go at once to Perath. Bury the shorts there in a crack in the rocks.”
Referenced Verses
- Ps 137:1 : 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept when we remembered Zion.
- Jer 51:63-64 : 63 And it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates; 64 And you shall say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
- Mic 4:10 : 10 Be in pain and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you shall go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field, and you shall go even to Babylon; there you shall be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
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5 So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
6 And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.
7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it: and, behold, the belt was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Jer 13:1-33 verses86%
1 Thus says the LORD to me, Go and get yourself a linen belt, and put it around your waist, and do not put it in water.
2 So I got a belt according to the word of the LORD, and put it around my waist.
3 And the word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying,
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17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
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4 Then you shall bring out your belongings by day in their sight, as belongings for exile: and you shall go forth in the evening in their sight, as those who go into captivity.
5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it.
6 In their sight you shall bear it upon your shoulders, and carry it forth at twilight: you shall cover your face, that you do not see the ground: for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.
7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought out my belongings by day, as belongings for captivity, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.
8 In the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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- Jer 13:10-112 verses68%
10 This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the imagination of their heart, and follow other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, will be like this belt, which is good for nothing.
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4 And now, behold, I release you this day from the chains which were upon your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come; and I will look well to you: but if it seems bad to you to come with me to Babylon, hold back: behold, all the land is before you: wherever it seems good and convenient for you to go, there go.
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