A linen girdle - The appointed dress of the priestly order (Leviticus 16:4).

Put it not in water - that is, do not …

A linen girdle. —The point of comparison is given in Jeremiah 13:11. Of all garments worn by man the girdle was that most identifi…

I have said that there is here a new prophecy, for the Prophet is said to buy for himself a girdle or a belt, or, according to some, a truss or bre…

Thus says the Lord to me
In a vision, and by the spirit of prophecy: when this was said is not certain, very likely …

It was common for the prophets to teach by signs. And we have the explanation in Jeremiah 13:9-11.

The people of Israel had been to God as t…

Here, the prophet shows the dignity of the people based on their connection to God.

The passage is divided into two parts. The first is an a…