Jeremiah 13:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So I went and hid it by the Euphrates River, just as the LORD had told me to do.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is describing how he obediently followed God's instructions to hide something by the Euphrates River.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's symbolic lesson to Jeremiah using a linen belt. God told Jeremiah to buy a belt, wear it, then hide it by the Euphrates River to let it rot as a visual picture of how Judah's pride would be ruined. The Euphrates River was about 350 miles from Jerusalem, representing the distant land of Babylon where the people would be taken into exile.

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