Jeremiah 13 · Verse 6

Jeremiah 13:6

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.
Jeremiah 13:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 13:6 in other translations

BSBMany days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”
WEBAfter many days, the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at the end of many days, that Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Rise, go to Phrat, and take thence the girdle, that I commanded thee to hide there;'
DARBYAnd it came to pass at the end of 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.
BBEThen after a long time, the Lord said to me, Up! go to Parah and get the band which I gave you orders to put there.
WebsterAnd it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

What does Jeremiah 13:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 13:1-11

The glory of the Jews should be marred. (Jr 13:1-11) All ranks should suffer misery, An earnest exhortation to repentance. (Jr 13:12-17) An awful message to Jerusalem and its king. (Jr 13:18-27) Verses 1-11 It was usual with the prophets to teach by signs. And we have the explanation, Jr 13:9-11. The people of Israel had been to God as this girdle. He caused them to cleave to him by the law he gave them, the…

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Jeremiah 13:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
מִקֵּ֖ץmi.Ketzfrom [the] end ofH7093
יָמִ֣יםya.MimdaysH3117
רַבִּ֑יםra.BimmanyH7227
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלַ֗י'e.Laito meH413
ק֚וּםkumariseH6965
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980
פְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahPerath towardsH6578
וְקַ֤חve.Kachand takeH3947
מִשָּׁם֙mi.Shamfrom thereH8033
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.Zorthe loinclothH232
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
צִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaI commanded youH6680
לְטָמְנוֹ\־le.ta.me.nov-to hide itH2934
שָֽׁם\׃ShamthereH8033

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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Context

  • Jeremiah 13:5

    So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.

  • Jeremiah 13:6

    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.

  • Jeremiah 13:7

    Then I went to 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.

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Jeremiah 13:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sucedió que al cabo de muchos días me dijo Jehová: Levántate, y ve al Eufrates, y toma de allí el cinto que te mandé escondieses allá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, à la fin de plusieurs jours, que l’ Éternel me dit: Lève-toi, va vers l’Euphrate, et prends de là la ceinture que je t’avais commandé d’y cacher.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah am Ende vieler Tage, da sprach Jehova zu mir: Mache dich auf, gehe an den Euphrat und hole von dort den Gürtel, den ich dir geboten habe daselbst zu verbergen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et factum est post dies plurimos, dixit Dominus ad me: Surge, vade ad Euphraten, et tolle inde lumbare quod præcepi tibi ut absconderes illud ibi.