Jeremiah

Jeremiah 13:1–3

¹This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”

²So I bought a loincloth in accordance with the word of the LORD, and I put it around my waist.

³Then the word of the LORD came to me a second time:

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Jeremiah 13:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	אָמַ֨ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֗י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Go	הָל֞וֹךְ	hā·lō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1980 go, come, walk
and buy	וְקָנִ֤יתָ	wə·qā·nî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
yourself	לְּךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
a linen	פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים	piš·tîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6593 linen, carded
loincloth	אֵז֣וֹר	’ê·zō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H232 waistcloth
and put	וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ	wə·śam·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
it around	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your waist	מָתְנֶ֑יךָ	mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H4975 waist, loins
but do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
let it touch	תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃	ṯə·ḇi·’ê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
water	וּבַמַּ֖יִם	ū·ḇam·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

Jeremiah 13:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I bought	וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה	wā·’eq·neh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7069 get, acquire
a loincloth	הָאֵז֖וֹר	hā·’ê·zō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H232 waistcloth
in accordance with the word	כִּדְבַ֣ר	kiḏ·ḇar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and I put	וָאָשִׂ֖ם	wā·’ā·śim	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
it around	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my waist	מָתְנָֽי׃ס	mā·ṯə·nāy	Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common singular	H4975 waist, loins

Jeremiah 13:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	וַיְהִ֧י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
a second time	שֵׁנִ֥ית	šê·nîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8145 second

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 13:1 Hebrews 1:1 · Jeremiah 13:11

Jeremiah 13:2 Ezekiel 2:8 · John 15:14 · Proverbs 3:5 · Isaiah 20:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.