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Jeremiah 13:1

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“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.”

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.

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

And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying,

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Literal Fulfillment

While the act of getting and wearing a girdle is literal, the *meaning* of the girdle and its subsequent actions (like being hidden and then rotting) are clearly symbolic of Judah's corruption and God's judgment, suggesting a metaphorical rather than purely literal fulfillment of the prophecy's *purpose*.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes an instruction given to a prophet, but it does not explicitly detail the *method* by which the Lord communicated this instruction, only that the instruction was given.

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Related Verses

Jeremiah 13:2

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

Jeremiah 13:4

“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.”

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 13:8

“Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”

Jeremiah 13:3

“And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying,”

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