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Berean Standard Bible

“This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.””

Jeremiah 13:1

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Jeremiah 13 begins with a prophetic sign: God tells Jeremiah to buy a linen belt, wear it, then bury it by the Euphrates. When he digs it up later, it is ruined.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh said to me, “Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and don’t put it in water.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This is what the Lord said to me: Go and get yourself a linen band and put it round you and do not put it in water.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ASÍ me dijo Jehová: Ve, y cómprate un cinto de lino, y cíñelo sobre tus lomos, y no lo meterás en agua.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor me dijo: Ve y cómprate un cinturón de lino y cíñete con él, pero no lo laves, no lo metas en el agua.

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