4. Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise; go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
5. So I went and hid it in the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.
6. And it came to pass after many days that the Lord said unto me, Arise; go to the Euphrates and take from there the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.
7. Then I went to the Euphrates and dug and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was rotted, it was good for nothing.
8. Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,