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Thus says Yahweh, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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A Spoiled Status Symbol
Commentators explain that the girdle, often an ornamental and valuable part of clothing, symbolized the glorious and honorable position Israel held. God had chosen them to 'cleave' to Him, to be an ornament and a source of glory for His name. The marring of this girdle powerfully illustrates how their sin had corrupted this special relationship, making them useless and fit only to be cast away.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
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…
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
Thus says the Lord, after this manner As this girdle has been hid in Euphrates, and has been marred and rendered use…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he gives the application of the allegory, and on this topic, he makes two points.
First, he applies the allegory to the puni…