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A Call to Urgent Action
Commentators explain that "girding up the loins" was a cultural expression for preparing for immediate and strenuous action. God was calling Jeremiah to a difficult, urgent task that required resolve and readiness. This command, echoed in the New Testament (1 Peter 1:13), calls believers to be prepared for swift and earnest service.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 1:17
18th Century
Theologian
Gird up thy loins — This is a symbol of preparation for earnest exertion, also implying firm purpose and a degree of alacrity.
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 1:17
19th Century
Bishop
Gird up thy loins. —Be as the messenger who prepares to be swift on his errand, and to go wherever he is sent ([Reference 1 Kings …
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 1:17
19th Century
Preacher
And arise, –
"There must be no waiting, no idleness: 'Arise,'" –
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 1:17
16th Century
Theologian
God first commands His prophet to be the herald of the dreadful judgment, which we have already noticed. For it was not His purpose to speak only, …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 1:17
17th Century
Pastor
You therefore gird up your loins. The loins both of his mind and body. The allusion is to the custom of the eastern count…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 1:11–19
17th Century
Minister
God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond tree, which blooms earlier in the spring than any o…