Jeremiah 13:6
New International Version
Many days later the LORD said to me, “Go now to Perath and get the belt I told you to hide there.”

New Living Translation
A long time afterward the LORD said to me, “Go back to the Euphrates and get the loincloth I told you to hide there.”

English Standard Version
And after many days the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”

Berean Standard Bible
Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”

King James Bible
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

New King James Version
Now it came to pass after many days that the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the sash which I commanded you to hide there.”

New American Standard Bible
After many days the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the undergarment which I commanded you to hide there.”

NASB 1995
After many days the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the waistband which I commanded you to hide there.”

NASB 1977
And it came about after many days that the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the waistband which I commanded you to hide there.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that after many days Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the belt which I commanded you to hide there.”

Amplified Bible
And after many days the LORD said to me, “Get up, go to the Euphrates and get the waistband which I commanded you to hide there.”

Christian Standard Bible
A long time later the LORD said to me, “Go at once to the Euphrates and get the underwear that I commanded you to hide there.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A long time later the LORD said to me, “Go at once to the Euphrates and get the underwear that I commanded you to hide there.”

American Standard Version
And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

Contemporary English Version
Some time later the LORD said, "Go back and get the shorts."

English Revised Version
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After many days the LORD said to me, "Go to the Euphrates, and get the belt from where I told you to bury it."

Good News Translation
Some time later the LORD told me to go back to the Euphrates and get the shorts.

International Standard Version
After a long time, the LORD told me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and get the belt that I commanded you to hide there."

Majority Standard Bible
Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”

NET Bible
Many days later the LORD said to me, "Go at once to Perath and get the shorts I ordered you to bury there."

New Heart English Bible
It happened after many days, that the LORD said to me, "Arise, go to the Perath, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there."

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

World English Bible
After many days, Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass, at the end of many days, that YHWH says to me, “Rise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle there, that I commanded you to hide there”;

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of many days, that Jehovah saith unto me, 'Rise, go to Phrat, and take thence the girdle, that I commanded thee to hide there;'

Smith's Literal Translation
And it will be from the end of many days, and Jehovah will say to me, Rising, go to Euphrates, and take from thence the girdle which I commanded thee to hide it there.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me: Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And it happened that, after many days, the Lord said to me: “Rise up, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed you to hide there.”

New American Bible
After a long time, the LORD said to me: Go now to the Perath and fetch the loincloth which I told you to hide there.

New Revised Standard Version
And after many days the LORD said to me, “Go now to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And it came to pass after many days that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from thence the girdle which I commanded you to bury there.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And after many days, LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “Arise, go to Euphrates and take from there the loin cloth which I ordered you to bury there”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me: 'Arise, go to Perath, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Linen Loincloth
5So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me. 6 Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.” 7So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.…

Cross References
Isaiah 5:1-7
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...

Ezekiel 24:1-14
In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem. / Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water. ...

Hosea 1:2-9
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” / So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. / Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. ...

Amos 8:1-2
This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit. / “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”

Matthew 21:33-41
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...

Luke 13:6-9
Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...

Romans 11:17-24
Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...

2 Kings 21:10-15
And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, / “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, / this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. ...

Isaiah 30:12-14
Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit, / this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant! / It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”

Ezekiel 15:1-8
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ...

Hosea 9:10-17
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. / Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception. / Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! ...

Matthew 23:37-39
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

John 15:1-6
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...

Romans 9:21-23
Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? / What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? / What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—

2 Chronicles 36:15-16
Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.


Treasury of Scripture

And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from there, which I commanded you to hide there.

Arise.

Jeremiah 13:2-5
So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins…

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Jeremiah 13
1. By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates,
9. God prefigures the destruction of his people.
12. By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery.
15. He exhorts to prevent their future judgments.
22. He shows their abominations are the cause thereof.














Many days later
This phrase indicates a significant passage of time, suggesting a period of waiting and anticipation. In the Hebrew context, time often serves as a tool for divine testing and preparation. The delay emphasizes the importance of patience and trust in God's timing, a recurring theme throughout Scripture. It reminds believers that God's plans unfold according to His perfect schedule, not ours.

the LORD said to me
The phrase underscores the direct communication between God and His prophet, Jeremiah. In Hebrew, "the LORD" is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, highlighting His personal relationship with His people. This divine instruction reflects the intimate and authoritative nature of God's guidance. It serves as a reminder that God speaks to His people, providing direction and purpose, and that His words are to be heeded with reverence and obedience.

Go now to Perath
"Perath" is often identified with the Euphrates River, a significant geographical location in the ancient Near East. The command to "go" signifies action and obedience, a call to move in faith. The Euphrates, as a symbol of boundary and transition, represents the crossing from one state of being to another. This journey to Perath is symbolic of the spiritual journey believers undertake, moving from disobedience to obedience, from sin to redemption.

and get the loincloth
The "loincloth" is a symbol of intimacy and personal identity. In Hebrew culture, clothing often represents one's status and relationship with God. The loincloth, being a personal garment, signifies the close relationship between God and Israel. Its retrieval symbolizes the restoration of this relationship, a call to return to purity and faithfulness. It serves as a metaphor for the believer's need to reclaim their identity in Christ, to be clothed in righteousness.

that I told you to hide there
The act of hiding the loincloth is a prophetic action, symbolizing the concealment of Israel's sin and the consequences of their disobedience. In the Hebrew tradition, hidden things often relate to the mysteries of God and His plans. The retrieval of the hidden loincloth signifies revelation and restoration. It is a call to uncover and confess sin, to bring hidden things into the light of God's truth, and to experience His forgiveness and renewal. This phrase encourages believers to trust in God's redemptive power, knowing that what is hidden can be restored through His grace.

(6) After many days.--Here again the interval is undefined, but it must have been long enough (we may conjecture, perhaps, seventy days) to be an adequate symbol of the seventy years' exile which the act of placing the girdle by Euphrates represented. So in Hosea 3:3 we have "many days" for the undefined duration of the exile of the Ten Tribes.

Verse 6. - After many days. To allow time for the apron to become rotten.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Many
רַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

days
יָמִ֣ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

later
מִקֵּ֖ץ (miq·qêṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7093: An extremity, after

the LORD
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

said
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to me,
אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“Arise,
ק֚וּם (qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

go
לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

to Perath
פְּרָ֔תָה (pə·rā·ṯāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6578: Euphrates -- a river of west Asia

and get
וְקַ֤ח (wə·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

the loincloth
הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר (hā·’ê·zō·wr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 232: Something girt, a belt, a band

that
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I commanded
צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ (ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

you to hide
לְטָמְנוֹ־ (lə·ṭā·mə·nōw-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2934: To hide, conceal

there.”
מִשָּׁם֙ (miš·šām)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither


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