New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 32:25
25Yet You have said to me, Lord 1God, “Buy for yourself the field with money and call in witnesses”--although the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans.’”
Jeremiah 32:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou hast said unto me, O Lord God, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
- New International Version (NIV)And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, you, Sovereign Lord, say to me, ‘Buy the field with silver and have the transaction witnessed.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet you, O Lord God, have said to me, "Buy the field for money and get witnesses"—though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And 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.’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 32:25
23They came in and took possession of it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your Law; they did not do anything that You commanded them to do; therefore You have made all this disaster happen to them. 24Behold, the assault ramps have reached the city to take it; and the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, the famine, and the plague; and what You have spoken has come to pass; and behold, You see it. Yet You have said to me, Lord God, “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 God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”
Read all of Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 32:25 word by word
וְאַתָּ֞ה אָמַ֤רְתָּ אֵלַי֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה קְנֵֽה־לְךָ֧ הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וְהָעֵ֣ד עֵדִ֑ים וְהָעִ֥יר נִתְּנָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד הַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
- Yet You have saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to me, Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Buyקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- for yourself the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- with moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and callעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
- witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
- although the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- has been handedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- has been handedיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- to the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:25
- Jeremiah 32:8Then my uncle’s son Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard in accordance with the word of the Lord and said to me, ‘Buy my field, please, that is at Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for you have the right of possession and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
- Jeremiah 32:24Behold, the assault ramps have reached the city to take it; and the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, the famine, and the plague; and what You have spoken has come to pass; and behold, You see it.
- Psalms 77:19Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints were not known.
- Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
- John 13:7Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not realize right now, but you will understand later.”
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25For - See the margin. It is enough to place the command side by side with the state of Jerusalem to show how contrary it is to all the rules of human prudence. The prophet is sure that God will explain to him his difficulty.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-25Verses 16-25 Jeremiah adores the Lord and his infinite perfections. When at any time we are perplexed about the methods of Providence, it is good for us to look to first principles. Let us consider that God is the fountain of all being, power, and life; that with him no difficulty is such as cannot be overcome; that he is a God of boundless mercy; that he is a God of strict justice; and that he directs every thing for the best. Jeremiah owns that God was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Jeremiah was still confused about the Lord’s command to buy the field (Jeremiah 32:8). The Babylonian army would control that field, and Jeremiah used his savings to buy it. Since the Lord had said the city would be destroyed, the purchase seemed pointless from a human perspective.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. for the city, &c.--rather, "though," &c.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 32:25 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
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
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