Editing Book of Jeremiah (section)

=== Prophetic gestures ===
Prophetic gestures, also known as sign-acts or symbolic actions, were a form of communication in which a message was delivered by performing symbolic actions.{{sfn|Coogan|2008|p=303}} Not unique to the book of Jeremiah, these were often bizarre and violated the cultural norms of the time.<ref>e.g. {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|4:4–8|HE}}</ref> They served the purposes of both drawing an audience and causing that audience to ask questions, giving the prophet an opportunity to explain the meaning of the behavior. The recorder of the events in the written text (i.e. the author of the text) had neither the same audience nor, potentially, the same intent that Jeremiah had in performing these prophetic gestures.{{sfn|Friebel|1999|p=13}}

The following is a list – not exhaustive – of noteworthy sign-acts found in Jeremiah:{{sfn|Friebel|1999|pp=88–136}}
* Jeremiah 13:1–11: The wearing, burial, and retrieval of a linen waistband.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|13:1–11|HE}}</ref>
* Jeremiah 16:1–9: The shunning of the expected customs of marriage, mourning, and general celebration.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|16:1–9|HE}}</ref>
* Jeremiah 19:1–13: the acquisition of a clay jug and the breaking of the jug in front of the religious leaders of Jerusalem.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|19:1–13|HE}}</ref>
* [[Jeremiah 27]][[Jeremiah 28|–28]]: The wearing of an oxen yoke and its subsequent breaking by a false prophet, [[Hananiah]].
* Jeremiah 32:6–15: The purchase of a field in Anathoth for the price of seventeen silver [[shekel]]s.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|32:6–15|HE}}</ref>
* Jeremiah 35:1–19: The offering of wine to the [[Rechabites]], a tribe known for living in tents and refusing to drink wine.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|35:1–19|HE}}</ref>