Jeremiah 32
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Jeremiah Buys a Field During the Siege
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord #[ch. 37:5, 11; 39:1, 2; 52:4; 2 Kgs. 25:2] in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, #[ch. 52:12; 2 Kgs. 25:8]which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet #Ps. 88:8 was shut up in #ver. 8, 12; ch. 33:1; 37:21; 38:6, 13; 39:14; [Neh. 3:25]the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah. 3For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why do you prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: #ver. 25, 36, 43; ch. 21:10; 34:2; 37:17; 38:3Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it; 4#ch. 34:3 Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, #[See ver. 3 above]but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye. 5And #ch. 39:7; 52:11 he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, declares the Lord. #[ch. 21:4; 33:5]Though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed’?”
6Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me: 7Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, #ver. 25 ‘Buy my field that is at #ch. 1:1; 29:27; Josh. 21:18 Anathoth, #Lev. 25:25; [Ruth 4:4]for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.’ 8Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in #[See ver. 2 above] the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Buy my field that is at #[See ver. 7 above]Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
9“And I bought the field at #[See ver. 7 above] Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and #Gen. 23:16; Zech. 11:12; [Matt. 26:15]weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. 10#ver. 44 I signed the deed, #Esth. 3:12 sealed it, #ver. 25 got witnesses, and #[See ver. 9 above]weighed the money on scales. 11Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy. 12And I gave the deed of purchase to #ch. 36:4, 8, 10, 14, 26, 32; 43:3, 6; 45:1-3 Baruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of #[Isa. 8:2] the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in #[See ver. 2 above]the court of the guard. 13I charged #[See ver. 12 above]Baruch in their presence, saying, 14‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time. 15For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and #ver. 43fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.’
Jeremiah Prays for Understanding
16“After I had given the deed of purchase to #See ver. 12Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying: 17‘Ah, Lord God! It is #Isa. 37:16 you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by #See ch. 21:5 your outstretched arm! #ver. 27; See Gen. 18:14Nothing is too hard for you. 18#Ex. 20:6; 34:7; Deut. 5:9, 10 You show steadfast love to thousands, #Ex. 20:6; 34:7; Deut. 5:9, 10 but you repay the guilt of fathers #[Ps. 79:12; Isa. 65:6-7] to their children after them, O great and #Isa. 9:6 mighty God, whose name is the #See ch. 10:16Lord of hosts, 19#Isa. 28:29 great in counsel and #[Ps. 66:3, 5] mighty in deed, #See ch. 16:17 whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, #See ch. 17:10rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds. 20You have shown #Ps. 135:9 signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, #2 Sam. 7:23; See Neh. 9:10and have made a name for yourself, as at this day. 21#Ex. 6:6; Deut. 4:34; 1 Chr. 17:21 You brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and #See ch. 21:5outstretched arm, #Ex. 6:6; Deut. 4:34; 1 Chr. 17:21 and with great terror. 22And you gave them this land, #Deut. 26:15; See Ex. 3:8which you swore to their fathers to give them, #Deut. 26:15; See Ex. 3:8a land flowing with milk and honey. 23And they entered and took possession of it. #Neh. 9:26, 27; See ch. 11:8; Dan. 9:10-14But they did not obey your voice or walk in your law. They did nothing of all you commanded them to do. Therefore you have made all this disaster come upon them. 24Behold, #ch. 33:4; See ch. 6:6 the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and #ver. 36; See ch. 14:12 because of sword and famine and pestilence #See ver. 3the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you spoke has come to pass, and behold, you see it. 25Yet you, O Lord God, have said to me, #ver. 7 “Buy the field for money #ver. 10 and get witnesses”—though #[See ver. 24 above]the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.’”
26The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 27“Behold, I am the Lord, #Num. 16:22 the God of all flesh. #See Gen. 18:14Is anything too hard for me? 28Therefore, thus says the Lord: #ver. 3Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall capture it. 29The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city #See ch. 21:10 shall come and set this city on fire and burn it, #See ch. 19:13 with the houses on whose roofs offerings have been made to Baal #See ch. 19:13 and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, #See ch. 7:18to provoke me to anger. 30For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight #ch. 3:25 from their youth. The children of Israel have done nothing but #[See ver. 29 above] provoke me to anger #ch. 25:6, 7by the work of their hands, declares the Lord. 31This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, #2 Kgs. 23:27; 24:3so that I will remove it from my sight 32because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—#ch. 2:26their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33#ch. 2:27; [Ezek. 8:16]; See ch. 7:24 They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them #See ch. 25:3 persistently, they have not listened #See ch. 5:3to receive instruction. 34They set up #See ch. 7:30; 23:11their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it. 35They built the high places of Baal #ch. 7:31; See Josh. 18:16 in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, #Lev. 18:21 to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, #ch. 7:31 though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do #[See ver. 34 above] this abomination, #[1 Kgs. 16:19]to cause Judah to sin.
They Shall Be My People; I Will Be Their God
36“Now therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, #See ver. 3‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence’: 37#See ch. 23:3 Behold, I will gather them from all the countries #See ch. 8:3 to which I drove them in #ch. 21:5; Deut. 29:28 my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, #ch. 23:6; 33:16; Ezek. 34:25and I will make them dwell in safety. 38#See ch. 30:22; 31:33And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39#Ezek. 11:19, 20 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, #Deut. 6:24for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40#ch. 50:5; Ps. 89:34; Isa. 55:3; Ezek. 16:60 I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. #See ch. 31:33And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. 41#[Deut. 28:63] I will rejoice in doing them good, #See ch. 24:6and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
42“For thus says the Lord: #[ch. 31:28]Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them. 43#ver. 15 Fields shall be bought in this land #ch. 33:10 of which you are saying, ‘It is a desolation, without man or beast; #See ver. 3it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ 44Fields shall be bought for money, and #ver. 10 deeds shall be signed and #ver. 10 sealed and #ver. 10 witnessed, #See ch. 17:26 in the land of Benjamin, #See ch. 17:26 in the places about Jerusalem, #See ch. 17:26 and in the cities of Judah, #See ch. 17:26 in the cities of the hill country, #See ch. 17:26 in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for #See ch. 30:3I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.”
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Jeremiah 32
32
Jeremiah Buys a Field
1This is the word the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. It was in the tenth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah. The tenth year of Zedekiah was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2At that time the army of Babylon was surrounding Jerusalem. Jeremiah was under arrest in the courtyard of the guard. This courtyard was at the palace of the king of Judah.
3Zedekiah king of Judah had put Jeremiah in prison there. Zedekiah had asked, “Why have you prophesied the things you have?” (Jeremiah had said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I will soon give the city of Jerusalem to the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar will capture this city. 4Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the army of the Babylonians. But he will surely be given to the king of Babylon. And Zedekiah will speak to the king of Babylon face to face. Zedekiah will see him with his own eyes. 5The king of Babylon will take Zedekiah to Babylon. Zedekiah will stay there until I have punished him,’ says the Lord. ‘If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not succeed.’”)
6While Jeremiah was prisoner, he said, “The Lord spoke his word to me. He said: 7Jeremiah, your cousin Hanamel will come to you soon. He is the son of your uncle Shallum. Hanamel will say to you, ‘Jeremiah, you are my nearest relative. So buy my field near the town of Anathoth. It is your right and your responsibility to buy that field.’
8“Then it happened just as the Lord had said. My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard. He said to me, ‘Buy my field near Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. Buy that land for yourself. It is your right to buy it and own it.’ So I knew this was a message from the Lord.
9“I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver for him. 10I signed the record that showed I now owned the field. And I had a copy of the record sealed up. Some men witnessed it and signed it also. And I weighed out the silver on the scales. 11Then I took the sealed copy of the record of ownership. And I took the copy that was not sealed. 12And I gave them to Baruch son of Neriah. Neriah was the son of Mahseiah. The sealed copy of the record of ownership had all the demands and limits of my purchase. I gave this paper of ownership to Baruch. It was while my cousin Hanamel and the other witnesses were there. Those witnesses also signed the record of ownership. There were also many Jews sitting in the courtyard. And they saw me give the record of ownership to Baruch.
13“With all the people watching, I said to Baruch, 14‘This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies, the God of Israel, says: Take both copies of the record of ownership. Take both the sealed copy and the copy that was not sealed. And put them in a clay jar. Do this so that they will last a long time. 15This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies, the God of Israel, says: In the future my people will once again buy houses. They will also buy fields for grain and vineyards in the land of Israel.’
16“I gave the record of ownership to Baruch son of Neriah. Then I prayed to the Lord. I said: 17Oh, Lord God, you made the skies and the earth. You made them with your very great power. There is nothing too wonderful for you to do. 18Lord, you show love and kindness to thousands of people. But you also bring punishment to children for their fathers’ sins. Great and powerful God, your name is the Lord of heaven’s armies. 19You plan and do great things, Lord. You see everything that people do. You reward people for the way they live and for what they do. 20Lord, you did miracles and wonderful things in the land of Egypt. You have kept on doing them even until today. You did miracles in Israel and among the other nations. You have become well known. 21Lord, you used signs and miracles and brought your people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. You used your great power and strength to do those things. You brought great terror on everyone. 22Lord, you gave this land to the people of Israel. This is the land you promised to their ancestors long ago. It’s a land where much food grows. 23The people of Israel came into this land and took it for their own. But those people did not obey you. They did not follow your teachings. They did not do the things you commanded. So you made all these terrible things happen to them.
24“And now, the enemy has surrounded the city. They are building roads to the top of the walls. There will be war, hunger and terrible diseases. These will cause the city to be handed over to the Babylonians. They are attacking the city now. Lord, you said this would happen. And now you see it is happening. 25But now, Lord God, you are telling me, ‘Buy the field with silver. Choose some men to watch while I purchase it.’ You are telling me this while the Babylonian army is ready to capture the city.”
26Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah: 27“I am the Lord. I am the God of every person on the earth. You know that nothing is impossible for me. 28So this is what I say: I will soon give the city of Jerusalem to the Babylonian army. And I will give it to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. That army will capture the city. 29The Babylonian army is already attacking the city of Jerusalem. They will soon enter the city and start a fire to burn down the city. They will also burn down the houses. The people of Jerusalem made me angry. They offered sacrifices to Baal on the roofs# In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship and as a place to sleep in the summer. of their houses. And the people poured out drink offerings to other idols. 30The people of Israel and Judah have done only the things I said were wrong. They have done this since they were young. They have made me angry by worshiping idols made with their own hands,” says the Lord. 31“From the day Jerusalem was built until now, they have made me very angry. Jerusalem has made me so angry I must remove it from my sight. 32I will destroy it. This is because of the evil the people of Israel and Judah have done. The people, their kings and officers have made me angry. Their priests and prophets have made me angry. All the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem have made me angry. 33They turned their backs to me. I tried to teach them again and again. But they wouldn’t listen to me. I tried to correct them, but they wouldn’t listen. 34They put their hated idols in the place where I have chosen to be worshiped. In this way they made it unclean. 35In the Valley of Ben Hinnom those people built places to worship Baal. They built them so they could burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to Molech. But I never commanded them to do such a hated thing. I never even thought of it! This would make Judah sin.
36“You are saying, ‘There will be war, hunger and terrible diseases. So the city will be handed over to the king of Babylon.’ But the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 37I have forced the people of Israel and Judah to leave their land. I was very furious and angry with them. But I will gather them from the land where I forced them to go. I will bring them back to this place. I will let them live in peace and safety. 38The people of Israel and Judah will be my people. And I will be their God. 39I will make them want to be truly one people. They will have one goal. They will truly want to worship me all their lives. They will do this for their own good and for their children after them.
40“I will make an agreement with them. This agreement will last forever. And I will never turn away from them. I will always be good to them. I will make them want to respect me. Then they will never turn away from me. 41I will enjoy doing good to them. And I will surely plant them in this land and make them grow. I will do this with my whole being.”
42This is what the Lord says: “I have brought this great disaster to the people of Israel and Judah. In the same way I will bring good things to them. I promise to do good things for them. 43You are saying, ‘This land is an empty desert. There are no people or animals here. The Babylonian army defeated this country.’ But in the future, people will once again buy fields in this land. 44They will use their money and buy fields. They will sign and seal their agreements. People will witness their signing records of ownership. They will again buy fields in the land of Benjamin and in the area around Jerusalem. They will buy fields in the towns of Judah and in the mountains. They will buy them in the western mountain slopes and in southern Judah. This is because I will make everything as good as it once was,” says the Lord.
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