Jeremiah 32
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1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2Now at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, and say, ‘The LORD says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it; 4and Zedekiah king of Judah won’t escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes will see his eyes; 5and he will bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him,” says the LORD, “though you fight with the Chaldeans, you will not prosper”’?”
6 Jeremiah said, “The LORD’s word came to me, saying, 7‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.”’”
8“So Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to the LORD’s word, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself.’
“Then I knew that this was the LORD’s word. 9I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels#32:9 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. of silver. 10I signed the deed, sealed it, called witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances to him. 11So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open; 12and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
13“I commanded Baruch before them, saying, 14the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.’ 15For the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.’
16 Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying,
17“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. 18You show loving kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them. The great, the mighty God, the LORD of Armies is your name: 19great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings; 20who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and amongst other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today; 21and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23They came in and possessed it, but they didn’t obey your voice and didn’t walk in your law. They have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do. Therefore you have caused all this evil to come upon them.
24“Behold, siege ramps have been built against the city to take it. The city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, of the famine, and of the pestilence. What you have spoken has happened. Behold, you see it. 25You have said to me, Lord GOD, ‘Buy the field for money, and call witnesses;’ whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”
26 Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, 27“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me? 28Therefore the LORD says: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it. 29The Chaldeans, who fight against this city, will come and set this city on fire, and burn it with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
30“For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says the LORD. 31For this city has been to me a provocation of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even to this day, so that I should remove it from before my face, 32because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33They have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. Although I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. 34But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it. 35They built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through fire to Molech, which I didn’t command them. It didn’t even come into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.”
36 Now therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning this city, about which you say, “It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:” 37“Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely. 38Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 39I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good and the good of their children after them. 40I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
42 For the LORD says: “Just as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. 43Fields will be bought in this land, about which you say, ‘It is desolate, without man or animal. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ 44Men will buy fields for money, sign the deeds, seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captivity to be reversed,” says the LORD.
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Jeremiah 32
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Jeremiah Buys a Field
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord #2 Kin. 25:1, 2; Jer. 39:1, 2in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up #Neh. 3:25; Jer. 33:1; 37:21; 39:14in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house. 3For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you #Jer. 26:8, 9prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: #Jer. 21:3–7; 34:2“Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4and Zedekiah king of Judah #2 Kin. 25:4–7; Jer. 34:3; 38:18, 23; 39:5; 52:9shall not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face, and see him #Jer. 39:5eye to eye; 5then he shall #Jer. 27:22; 39:7; Ezek. 12:12, 13lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be #Jer. 27:22until I visit him,” says the Lord; #Jer. 21:4; 33:5“though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed” ’?”
6And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 7‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the #Lev. 25:24, 25, 32; Ruth 4:4right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ 8Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 9So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and #Gen. 23:16; Zech. 11:12weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. 10And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales. 11So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open; 12and I gave the purchase deed to #Jer. 36:4Baruch the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the #Is. 8:2witnesses who signed the purchase deed, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the prison.
13“Then I charged #Jer. 36:4Baruch before them, saying, 14‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.” 15For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Houses and fields and vineyards shall be #Ezra 2:1; (Jer. 31:5, 12, 14); Amos 9:14, 15; Zech. 3:10possessed again in this land.” ’
Jeremiah Prays for Understanding
16“Now when I had delivered the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying: 17‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, #2 Kin. 19:15; Ps. 102:25; Is. 40:26–29; Jer. 27:5You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. #Gen. 18:14; Jer. 32:27; Zech. 8:6; Matt. 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27There is nothing too hard for You. 18You show #Ex. 20:6; 34:7; Deut. 5:9, 10lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them—the Great, #Ps. 50:1; (Is. 9:6); Jer. 20:11the Mighty God, whose name is #Jer. 10:16the Lord of hosts. 19You are #Is. 28:29great in counsel and mighty in work, for Your #Job 34:21; Ps. 33:13; Prov. 5:21; Jer. 16:17eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, #Ps. 62:12; Jer. 17:10; (Matt. 16:27; John 5:29)to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings. 20You have set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, to this day, and in Israel and among other men; and You have made Yourself #Ex. 9:16; 1 Chr. 17:21; Is. 63:12; Jer. 13:11; Dan. 9:15a name, as it is this day. 21You #Ex. 6:6; 2 Sam. 7:23; 1 Chr. 17:21; Ps. 136:11, 12have brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22You have given them this land, of which You swore to their fathers to give them—#Ex. 3:8, 17; Deut. 1:8; Ps. 105:9–11; Jer. 11:5“a land flowing with milk and honey.” 23And they came in and took possession of it, but #(Neh. 9:26); Jer. 11:8; (Dan. 9:10–14)they have not obeyed Your voice or walked in Your law. They have done nothing of all that You commanded them to do; therefore You have caused all this calamity to come upon them.
24‘Look, the siege mounds! They have come to the city to take it; and the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of #Jer. 14:12; Ezek. 14:21the sword and famine and pestilence. What You have spoken has happened; there You see it! 25And You have said to me, O Lord God, “Buy the field for money, and take witnesses”!—yet the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ ”
God’s Assurance of the People’s Return
26Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 27“Behold, I am the Lord, the #(Num. 16:22)God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? 28Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it. 29And the Chaldeans who fight against this city shall come and #2 Chr. 36:19; Jer. 21:10; 37:8, 10; 52:13set fire to this city and burn it, with the houses #Jer. 19:13on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger; 30because the children of Israel and the children of Judah #Deut. 9:7–12; Is. 63:10; Jer. 2:7; 3:25; 7:22–26; Ezek. 20:28have done only evil before Me from their youth. For the children of Israel have provoked Me only to anger with the work of their hands,’ says the Lord. 31‘For this city has been to Me a provocation of My anger and My fury from the day that they built it, even to this day; #2 Kin. 23:27; 24:3; Jer. 27:10so I will remove it from before My face 32because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger—#Ezra 9:7; Is. 1:4, 6; Dan. 9:8they, their kings, their princes, their priests, #Jer. 23:14their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33And they have turned to Me the #Jer. 2:27; 7:24back, and not the face; though I taught them, #Jer. 7:13rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. 34But they #2 Kin. 21:1–7; Jer. 7:10–12, 30; 23:11; Ezek. 8:5, 6set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to defile it. 35And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to #2 Chr. 28:2, 3; 33:6; Jer. 7:31; 19:5cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to #Lev. 18:21; 1 Kin. 11:33; 2 Kin. 23:10; Acts 7:43Molech, #Jer. 7:31which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.’
36“Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, ‘It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence’: 37Behold, I will #Deut. 30:3; Jer. 23:3; 29:14; 31:10; 50:19; Ezek. 37:21gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them #Jer. 33:16to dwell safely. 38They shall be #(Jer. 24:7; 30:22; 31:33)My people, and I will be their God; 39then I will #(Jer. 24:7; Ezek. 11:19)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. 40And #Is. 55:3; Jer. 31:31; Ezek. 37:26I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but #Deut. 31:6, 8; (Ezek. 39:29; Jer. 31:33)I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. 41Yes, #Deut. 30:9; Is. 62:5; 65:19; Zeph. 3:17I will rejoice over them to do them good, and #Jer. 24:6; 31:28; Amos 9:15I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.’
42“For thus says the Lord: #Jer. 31:28; Zech. 8:14, 15‘Just as I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. 43And fields will be bought in this land #Jer. 33:10of which you say, “It is desolate, without man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.” 44Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in #Jer. 17:26the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for #Jer. 33:7, 11I will cause their captives to return,’ says the Lord.”
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