The pride of Judah. —As the girdle was the part of the dress on which most ornamental work was commonly lavished, so that it was a…

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, after this manner
As this girdle has been hid in Euphrates, and has been marred and rendered use…

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, he gives the application of the allegory, and on this topic, he makes two points.

1. First, he applies the allegory to the puni…