Jeremiah 32:10-44

10And I 12signed and 3sealed the deed, and 4called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. 11Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the 5terms and conditions and the open copy; 12and I gave the deed of purchase to 6Baruch the son of 7Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel my uncle’s son and in the sight of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, in the sight of all the Jews who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard. 13And I commanded Baruch in their sight, saying, 14‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Take these deeds, this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, so that they may 8last a long time.” 15For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “9Houses and fields and vineyards will again be purchased in this land.”’

16“After giving the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I 10prayed to the Lord, saying, 17‘11Oh, Lord 12God! Behold, You Yourself have 13made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! 14Nothing is too difficult for You, 18who 15shows mercy to thousands, but 16repays the wrongdoing of fathers into the laps of their children after them, 17great and 18mighty God. The 19Lord of armies is His name; 1920great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose 21eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of mankind, 22giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; 20who has 23accomplished signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day both in Israel and among mankind; and You have 24made a name for Yourself, as at this day. 21You 25brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and with wonders, and with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22and You gave them this land, which You 26swore to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23They 27came in and took possession of it, but they 28did not obey Your voice or 29walk in Your Law; they did not do 30anything that You commanded them to do; therefore You have made 31all this disaster happen to them. 24Behold, the 32assault ramps have reached the city to take it; and the city has been 33handed over to the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the 34sword, the famine, and the plague; and what You have spoken has 35come to pass; and behold, You see it. 25Yet You have said to me, Lord 36God, “Buy for yourself the field with money and call in witnesses”--although the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans.’”

26Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 27“Behold, I am the Lord, the 37God of all flesh; is anything 38too difficult for Me?” 28Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to 39hand this city over to the Chaldeans and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it. 29And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will enter and 40set this city on fire and burn it, with the 41houses where people have offered incense to Baal on their roofs and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger. 30For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been doing only 42evil in My sight since their youth; for the sons of Israel have been only 43provoking Me to anger by the work of their hands,” declares the Lord. 31“Indeed this city has been to Me a 44provocation of My anger and My wrath since the day that they built it, even to this day, so that it should be 45removed from My sight, 32because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger--they, their 46kings, their leaders, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, 47teaching again and again, they would not listen to accept discipline. 34But they 48put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it. 35They built the 49high places of Baal that are in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and their daughters pass through the fire to 50Molech, which I had not commanded them, nor had it 51entered My mind that they should do this abomination, to mislead Judah to sin.

36“Now therefore the Lord God of Israel says the following concerning this city of which you say, ‘It has been 52handed over to the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by plague’: 37Behold, I am going to 53gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and 54have them live in safety. 38They shall be 55My people, and I will be their God; 39and I will 56give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own 57good and for the good of their children after them. 40I will make an 58everlasting covenant with them that I will 59not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will 60put the fear of Me in their hearts, so that they will not turn away from Me. 41I will 61rejoice over them to do them good and will 62faithfully 63plant them in this land with 64all My heart and all My soul. 42For this is what the Lord says: ‘65Just as I brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to 66bring on them all the good that I am promising them. 43And 67fields will be purchased in this land of which you say, “68It is a desolation, without man or animal; it has been handed over to the Chaldeans.” 44People will buy fields for money, 6970sign and seal 71deeds, and call in witnesses in the 72land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding 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 73Negev; for I will 74restore their fortunes,’ declares the Lord.”