KJV ORIGINAL
And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the LORD spoke to me a second time, saying,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is telling us that God continued to communicate with him, giving him additional instructions or messages.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes in the middle of God's symbolic lesson to Jeremiah about a linen belt that was to be buried and later retrieved as ruined. Jeremiah was a prophet during Judah's final decades before the Babylonian exile (around 627-586 BC). God frequently gave Jeremiah messages through symbolic acts and repeated communications to emphasize important truths about coming judgment.
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