{"id":44942,"date":"2020-10-30T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T12:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44942"},"modified":"2025-06-13T00:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:20:21","slug":"what-are-marinda-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/10\/30\/what-are-marinda-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are \u201cSkirts\u201d in the Bible?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Question:<\/span><\/strong> What <\/span>does <\/span>the <\/span>word \u201cskirts<\/span>\u201d <\/span>refer <\/span>to <\/span>in <\/span>Jeremiah <\/span>13:<\/span>26<\/span><\/em>?<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Biblical <\/span>Context <\/span>and <\/span>Symbolism<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s <\/span>first <\/span>examine <\/span>the <\/span>biblical <\/span>passage <\/span>for <\/span>context. <\/span>Jeremiah <\/span>13 <\/span>speaks <\/span>of <\/span>God’s <\/span>judgment <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>people <\/span>of <\/span>Judah <\/span>for <\/span>their <\/span>persistent <\/span>unfaithfulness. <\/span>The <\/span>passage <\/span>from <\/span>Jeremiah <\/span>13:<\/span>24\u2013<\/span>27 (<\/span>NKJV)<\/span><\/strong> reads:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\u201c<\/span>Therefore <\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>scatter <\/span>them <\/span>like <\/span>stubble <\/span>that <\/span>passes <\/span>away <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>wind <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness.<\/span>
This <\/span>is <\/span>your <\/span>lot,<\/span>
The <\/span>portion <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>measures <\/span>from <\/span>Me,\u201d <\/span>says <\/span>the <\/span>Lord,<\/span>
\u201c<\/span>Because <\/span>you <\/span>have <\/span>forgotten <\/span>Me<\/span>
And <\/span>trusted <\/span>in <\/span>falsehood.<\/span>
Therefore <\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>uncover <\/span>your <\/span>skirts <\/span>over <\/span>your <\/span>face,<\/span>
That <\/span>your <\/span>shame <\/span>may <\/span>appear.<\/span>
I <\/span>have <\/span>seen <\/span>your <\/span>adulteries<\/span>
And <\/span>your <\/span>lustful <\/span>neighings,<\/span>
The <\/span>lewdness <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>harlotry,<\/span>
Your <\/span>abominations <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>hills <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>fields.<\/span>
Woe <\/span>to <\/span>you, <\/span>O <\/span>Jerusalem!<\/span>
Will <\/span>you <\/span>still <\/span>not <\/span>be <\/span>made <\/span>clean?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

Understanding\u00a0 “<\/span>Skirts”<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>word <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>skirts\u201d<\/span><\/strong> or <\/span>\u201c<\/span>the <\/span>lower <\/span>garment\u201d<\/span><\/strong> in <\/span>English. <\/span>In <\/span>the <\/span>context <\/span>of <\/span>Jeremiah <\/span>13:<\/span>26<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>it <\/span>refers <\/span>to <\/span>women\u2019s <\/span>clothing<\/span><\/strong> that <\/span>covers <\/span>the <\/span>lower <\/span>body\u00a0 <\/span>specifically, <\/span>a <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>clothing <\/span>that <\/span>symbolizes <\/span>modesty <\/span>and <\/span>dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n

To <\/span>\u201c<\/span>uncover <\/span>the <\/span>skirts\u201d<\/span><\/strong> is <\/span>a <\/span>symbolic <\/span>phrase <\/span>used <\/span>in <\/span>ancient <\/span>Hebrew <\/span>culture <\/span>to <\/span>refer <\/span>to <\/span>exposing <\/span>someone\u2019s <\/span>nakedness<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>which <\/span>was <\/span>a <\/span>form <\/span>of <\/span>shame, <\/span>judgment, <\/span>and <\/span>disgrace<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>In <\/span>Scripture, <\/span>exposing <\/span>nakedness <\/span>is <\/span>often <\/span>used <\/span>figuratively <\/span>to <\/span>describe <\/span>the <\/span>public <\/span>shame <\/span>or <\/span>punishment <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>person <\/span>or <\/span>a <\/span>nation <\/span>due <\/span>to <\/span>sin.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Theological <\/span>Significance: <\/span>Israel <\/span>as <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Unfaithful <\/span>Bride<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In <\/span>Scripture, <\/span>Israel <\/span>is <\/span>often <\/span>depicted <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>woman<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 <\/span>particularly <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>bride <\/span>or <\/span>wife <\/span>to <\/span>God. <\/span>When <\/span>Israel <\/span>turned <\/span>to <\/span>idolatry <\/span>and <\/span>false <\/span>gods, <\/span>God <\/span>described <\/span>their <\/span>behavior <\/span>as <\/span>spiritual <\/span>adultery<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>allegory <\/span>is <\/span>used <\/span>throughout <\/span>the <\/span>Bible:<\/span><\/p>\n