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The girdle was marred. —The symbolism is explained in Jeremiah 13:9. The girdle stained, decayed, worthless, was a parable of the …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
16th Century
Protestant
16th Century
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…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Then I went to Euphrates
In a vision; this is the second journey, of which (See Gill on Jeremiah 13:5),
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
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…
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Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott