Jeremiah 13:5

5 So I went and buried it at the Euphrates, as the LORD instructed.

Jeremiah 13:5 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 13:5

So I went and hid it by Euphrates
Or, "in" ^F15 it; in a hole of the rock, upon the banks of it: as the Lord commanded me:
all this seems to be done not really, but visionally; it can hardly be thought that Jeremy should be sent on two such long journeys, on such an account, which would take up a considerable time to perform it in; but rather that he went and came in like manner as Ezekiel did, in the visions of God, from Chaldea to Jerusalem, and from thence to Chaldea again, ( Ezekiel 8:3 ) ( 11:24 ) , and so Maimonaides ^F16 was of opinion, as Kimchi on the place observes, that all this was done in a vision of prophecy.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (trpb) "in Euphrate", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin.
F16 Moreh Nevochim, par. 2. c. 46. p. 323.

Jeremiah 13:5 In-Context

3 The LORD spoke to me again:

4 Take the undergarment that you are wearing and go at once to the Euphrates and put it under a rock.

5 So I went and buried it at the Euphrates, as the LORD instructed.

6 After a long time, the LORD said to me: Return to the Euphrates and dig up the undergarment that I commanded you to bury there.

7 So I went to the Euphrates and I dug up the linen undergarment from the place I had buried it. But it was ruined and good for nothing.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb Perath