Jeremiah 13:1

This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD addresses this command directly to the prophet Jeremiah, initiating a specific prophetic action sequence.

The words — הָל֞וֹךְ (ha.Lokh) translates literally as "go," while אֵז֣וֹר ('e.Zor) denotes "a loincloth," establishing the physical object of the divine instruction.

The thread — The loincloth motif reappears in Jeremiah 13:11 to illustrate how the house of Israel and Judah cling to God, while the prophetic command pattern mirrors Jeremiah 19:1 and aligns with Hebrews 1:1 on God speaking through prophets.

Why it lands — The text demands immediate, unadorned obedience to a specific divine instruction without ritual purification or immediate explanation.

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The Hebrew words

כֹּֽה־koh-thus אָמַ֨ר'a.Marhe said יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahweh אֵלַ֗י'e.La/ito/ me הָל֞וֹךְha.Lokhgo וְקָנִ֤יתָve./ka.Ni.taand/ you will buyלְּךָ֙le./Khafor <the>/ yourselfאֵז֣וֹר'e.Zora loincloth of פִּשְׁתִּ֔יםpish.Timlinen<s>וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹve./sam.T/oand/ you will put/ it עַל־'al-on מָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei./khaloins/ your וּבַמַּ֖יִםu./va./Ma.yimand/ in <the>/ water לֹ֥אlo'not תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃te.vi.'E./huyou must cause to go/ it

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 13:11 For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.
Hebrews 1:1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Jeremiah 19:1 This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,
Jeremiah 27:2 This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.
Ezekiel 4:1 “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.