Jeremiah 13:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-11

Here is, I. A sign, the marring of a girdle, which the prophet had worn for some time, by hiding it in a hole of a rock near the river Euphrates. It was usual with the prophets to teach by signs, that a stupid unthinking people might be brought to consider, and believe, and be affected with what was thus set before them. 1. He was to wear a linen girdle for some time, Jer. 13:1, 2. Some think he wore it under his clothes, because it was linen, and it is said to cleave to his loins, Jer. 13:11.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:7

Then I went to Euphrates ,.... In a vision; this is the second journey, of which See Gill on Jeremiah 13:5 , and digged ; the hole, in process of time, being stopped up with soil or sand, that were thrown up over it; this digging was in a visionary way; see Ezekiel 8:8 , and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it ; which he knew again by some token or another: and, behold, the girdle was marred ; or "corrupted" F17 נשחת "corruptum erat", Munster, Montanus,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:7

And behold, the girdle was marred; it was profitable for nothing - This symbolically represented the state of the Jews: they were corrupt and abominable; and God, by sending them into captivity, "marred the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem," Jeremiah 13:9 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:7

Verse 7 The Prophet, by saying that he went to the Euphrates, confirms what he had narrated: he did not indeed mean that he actually went there, but his object was to give the Jews a vivid representation. It is then what Rhetorians call a scene presented to the view; though the place is not changed, yet the thing is set before the eyes by a lively description. (71) Thus the Prophet, as the Jews were deaf, exhibited to their view what they would not hear. This is the reason why he says that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-11

The entire people of the Jews is like a good-for-nothing apron. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-11

The spoiled girdle. I. GOD 'S PEOPLE ARE LIKE A GIRDLE TO GOD . 1. They are his peculiar property . The girdle is a private personal possession. It belongs solely to the wearer. When all ordinary property is taken from him he retains the clothes on his body. Even the bankrupt has a right to these. 2. They are near to God. This girdle—really an under-garment—is close to the person of the wearer. God does not simply hold his people as an absentee landlord holds his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-11

The marred girdle. This and the following emblem are intended to symbolize the characters and punishment of pride in spiritual and carnal men respectively. The "girdle" of linen cloth worn by the priest represents the close relation of Judah and Jerusalem to Jehovah. He had chosen them, and taken them into closest fellowship. They were as his cincture to declare his character and glory to men. But they had abused his confidence. For them, therefore, the fate was reserved which is described... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-11

The marred girdle. I. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GIRDLE . This is set before us clearly in Jeremiah 13:11 . God chose something which should illustrate the close connection between Israel and himself, and yet which should illustrate at the same time how easily that connection could be severed. The girdle was, of course, a familiar part of an Israelite's apparel. Not exactly a necessity, for a man could perhaps do without it; and yet a necessity in this sense, that habit had made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-12

The ruined girdle; or, it may be too late to mend. The much-needed lesson of this section was taught by means of one of those acted parables of which we have so many instances both in the Old Testament and in the New: e.g. Zedekiah's horns of iron ( 1 Kings 22:11 ); the strange marriages of Isaiah 8:1 , Hosea 1:2 ; the two yokes ( Jeremiah 27:2 ); and in the New Testament, our Lord's standing the little child in the midst of the disciples; the washing the disciples' feet; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 13:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:7

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 13:7

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