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So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.
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A Visionary Journey
Scholars like Calvin and Gill argue that Jeremiah's journey to the Euphrates was likely a vision, not a literal trip. The impracticality of such a long journey suggests God gave Jeremiah a vivid, symbolic scene to powerfully communicate the coming exile to a spiritually hardened people.
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Jeremiah
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So I went and hid it by Euphrates Or, "in" F15 it; in a hole of the rock, upon the banks of it: <…
Presbyterian
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
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…
