The second time. —No dates are given, but the implied interval must have been long enough for the girdle to become foul, while the…

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…

And the word of the Lord The Targum is, "the word of prophecy from before the Lord:" came unto me the second …

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

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