KJV ORIGINAL
So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So I bought a linen belt just as the LORD had told me to do, and I put it around my waist.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing his obedience to God by doing exactly what God asked him to do, even though it might have seemed like a strange request.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a symbolic act that God commanded the prophet Jeremiah to perform around 600 BC, during the final years before Jerusalem's destruction. God often asked his prophets to act out visual lessons that would help people understand spiritual truths. The linen belt represented the close relationship God wanted with his people Israel.
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