Jeremiah 32:12

Jeremiah 32:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
• New International Version (NIV)and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and of the witnesses who had signed the deed and of all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in the court of the guard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the purchase deed, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the prison.

Context of Jeremiah 32:12

10And I signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. 11Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy; and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, 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 last a long time.”

Jeremiah 32:12 word by word

וָאֶתֵּ֞ן אֶת־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֗ה אֶל־בָּר֣וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּה֮ בֶּן־מַחְסֵיָה֒ לְעֵינֵי֙ חֲנַמְאֵ֣ל דֹּדִ֔י וּלְעֵינֵי֙ הָֽעֵדִ֔ים הַכֹּתְבִ֖ים בְּסֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה לְעֵינֵי֙ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בַּחֲצַ֥ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• and I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the deedסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• of purchaseמִקְנָהmiqnâh · purchaseH4736
• Baruchבָּרוּךְbârûk · BaruchH1263
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Neriahנֵרִיָהוּnêrîyâh nêrîyâhû · NeriahH5374
• of Mahseiahמַחְסֵיָהmachsêyâh · MahseiahH4271
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: before(the eyes)H5869
• of Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵלchănam'êl · HanamelH2601
• my uncle’sדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: male relativeH1730
• of the witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• who signedכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• who were sittingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the courtyardחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the guardמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:12

• Jeremiah 32:16“After giving the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying,
• Jeremiah 36:4Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him.
• Jeremiah 43:3but Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us in order to hand us over to the Chaldeans, so they will put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”
• Jeremiah 45:1This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:
• Jeremiah 51:59The command that Jeremiah the prophet gave Seraiah the son of Neriah, the grandson of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. (And Seraiah was quartermaster.)
• 2 Corinthians 8:21for we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of other people.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:12

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12By tradition, they made a copy of the deed. Jeremiah's secretary, Baruch, took care of both documents. This happened publicly in the guardhouse courtyard.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Baruch--Jeremiah's amanuensis and agent (Jr 36:4, &c.). before all--In sales everything clandestine was avoided; publicity was required. So here, in the court of prison, where Jeremiah was confined, there were soldiers and others, who had free access to him, present (Jr 38:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 32:12

• Anathoth
• Baruch
• Contracts
• Covenant
• Deed
• Hanamel
• Land
• Maaseiah
• Neriah
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Witness

In the dictionaries

• Baruch
• Fear
• Hanameel
• Jew
• Maaseiah
• Open
• Redemption
• Agrarian Laws
• Ark of the Covenant
• Evidence; Evident; Evidently

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings