What does Jeremiah 13:2 mean?

Jeremiah 13:2 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Jeremiah 13:2 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.

1Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

2So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.

3And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,

4Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

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