Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:8
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
8 11. See introd. summary to section.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Or the word of prophecy from before the Lord, as the Targum; and now follows the application of this sign to the thing signified, and the whole intention of it is opened.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The signs and types are doubly beautiful, and interesting, which God the Holy Ghost himself explains. And here we have the Lord’s own illustration of it. Our whole nature was marred by sin; and when the Lord gathered from the mass, his people Israel, and chose them for his portion; how did he cause to cleave unto him, both Judah and Israel for a name, and a glory, and a praise, , above all the people of the earth. But when by sin, and transgression they departed from the Lord, like Jeremiah’s girdle, thrown by, and marred, nothing but sovereign grace can renew and restore. Oh! blessed Jesus! what eternal praises are due to thee, for the recovery of our fallen nature! All our pride is forever done away, in the recollection, that but for thy gracious interposition we must have been marred forever!
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jer 13:8 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ver. 8. Then the word, &c. ] Adaptat simile. fit simile, See Jer 13:3 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Jer 13:8-11
8Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9Thus says the LORD , ‘Just so will I destroy the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. 10This wicked people, who refuse to listen to My words, who walk in the stubbornness of their hearts and have gone after other gods to serve them and to bow down to them, let them be just like this waistband which is totally worthless. 11For as the waistband clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and the whole household of Judah cling to Me,’declares the LORD , ‘that they might be for Me a people, for renown, for praise and for glory; but they did not listen.’
Jer 13:9 This pride is also addressed in Leviticus 26 (cf. Lev 26:19; also note Isaiah 28).
Jer 13:10 YHWH characterizes His covenant people as
1. wicked people
2. refusing to listen to My words
3. walking in stubbornness
4. going after other gods
a. to serve them (Qal INFINITIVE CONSTRUCT)
b. to bow down to them (Histaphel INFINITIVE CONSTRUCT)
let them be just like this waistband This is a Qal JUSSIVE (BDB 224, KB 243). Invasion from
1. the enemy from the north is coming
2. the surrounding nations who will take advantage of the situation as well
Jer 13:11 God explains the symbolic actions of Jer 13:1-7. Jer 13:10 describes Judah in her rebellion, while Jer 13:11 describes the purpose that God wanted for them (cf. Deu 26:19). Israel and Judah were meant to be a light to the nations (cf. Gen 12:3; Exo 19:5-6), but they had become totally corrupt. They would not listen and respond to God’s word or prophets (cf. Jer 7:13; Jer 7:24; Jer 7:26; Psa 81:11).
clings. . .cling This VERB (BDB 179, KB 209) is used of
1. husband and wife in Gen 2:24 and physical attraction in Gen 34:3
2. the tribes holding on to their land allocations in Num 36:7; Num 36:9
3. clinging to the Lord and not the nations in Deu 10:20; Deu 11:22; Deu 13:4; Jos 23:8; Jos 23:12
God’s people should have clung to Him, should have been close to Him, but they were not! They even went after the gods of Mesopotamia and Canaan.
Notice how YHWH expresses His purpose in calling the seed of Abraham.
1. a people for Himself
2. a people of renown (lit. name, cf. Dan 9:15; Neh 9:10)
3. a people for praise (cf. Jer 33:9)
4. a people for glory (cf. Jer 33:9)
They were to bring honor to YHWH (cf. Isa 63:12; Isa 63:14) and make Him a name (cf. Jer 32:20)! But they would not listen (cf. Jer 7:13; Jer 7:24; Jer 7:26).
Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
Jer 13:8-11
Jer 13:8-11
Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing. For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
From this paragraph it is evident that Jeremiah, after his recovery of the rotten girdle, showed it to the citizens of Judah and Jerusalem and explained the symbolism of it. This seems to imply also that the citizens were aware of the place (The Euphrates River) where the ruination of the nation would be executed by God’s judgment upon them.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
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Reciprocal: Jer 13:3 – the word Eze 10:1 – as the
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 13:8. This verse shows that up to the present time the prophet did not know the significance of the program. He was acting by faith in the Lord and the spirit of obedience that faith should produce in Gods servants. So now it was necessary to give him some additional information which is to be understood as a prediction.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Then the Lord told Jeremiah that He would destroy the pride of Judah and Jerusalem as the waistband had been destroyed.