The Lord said to me,“ Go and buy a linen belt. Put it around your waist. But do not let it get wet.”

耶和华对我如此说：“你去买一根麻布带子束腰，不可放在水中。”

耶和华对我如此说：“你去买一条麻布带子，束在你腰上，不可把它泡在水里。”

耶和华对我如此说：“你去买一条麻布带子，束在你腰上，不可把它泡在水里。”

耶和华对我说：“你去买一条麻布腰带束在腰间，不可让它沾水。”

耶和华这样对我说：“你去为自己买一根麻布腰带，束在腰上，但不要把它放在水中。”

耶和華對我如此說：「你去買一根麻布帶子束腰，不可放在水中。」

耶和華對我如此說：「你去買一條麻布帶子，束在你腰上，不可把它泡在水裏。」

耶和華對我如此說：「你去買一條麻布帶子，束在你腰上，不可把它泡在水裏。」

耶和華對我說：「你去買一條麻布腰帶束在腰間，不可讓它沾水。」

耶和華這樣對我說：“你去為自己買一根麻布腰帶，束在腰上，但不要把它放在水中。”

永恆主對我這麼說：『你去買一件麻布圍腰服束腰，不要放在水中。』

耶和華諭我曰、往購麻帶、束於爾腰、毋置於水、

耶和華謂我曰、當取麻帶、勿浸於水、以束於腰、

主如是諭我曰、爾購麻帶、勿浸於水、以束於腰、

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

Thus says the Lord to me,“ Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.”

This is what the Lord said to me:“ Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it.”

This is what the LORD said to me:“ Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on. But do not put it in water.”

This is what the Lord said to me:“ Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.”

Thus the Lord said to me:“ Go and get yourself a linen sash, and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.”

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

This is what the Lord said to me:“ Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on, but do not put it in water.”

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.

The LORD said to me,“ Go and buy some linen shorts and put them on. Do not put them in water.”

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

In the past, God spoke to our people through the prophets. He spoke at many times. He spoke in different ways.

A belt is tied around a person’s waist. In the same way, I tied all the people of Israel to me. I also tied all the people of Judah to me like a belt. I wanted them to be my people. They should have brought me fame and praise and honor. But they have not listened to me,” announces the Lord.

“ Son of man, get a block of clay. Put it in front of you. Draw the city of Jerusalem on it.Then pretend to surround it and attack it. Make some little models of war machines. Build a ramp up to it. Set camps up around it. Surround it with models of logs to be used for knocking down its gates.Then get an iron pan. Put it between you and the city. Pretend it is an iron wall. Turn your face toward the city. It will be under attack when you begin to attack it. That will show the people of Israel what is going to happen to Jerusalem.“ Next, lie down on your left side. Pretend that you are putting Israel’s sin on yourself. Keep their sin on you for the number of days you lie on your side.Let each day you lie there stand for one year of their sin. So you will keep Israel’s sin on you for 390 days.

The Lord said,“ Make a yoke out of ropes and wooden boards. Put it on your neck.

The Lord said to Jeremiah,“ Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people. Also tell some of the priests to go with you.