Jeremiah 32

Jeremiah Imprisoned

1The wordH1697 that cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 from the LordH3068 in the 1tenthH6224 yearH8141 of ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, whichH1931 was the eighteenthH8083H6240 yearH8141 of NebuchadnezzarH5019. 2Now at that timeH227 the armyH2428 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 was besiegingH6696H5921 JerusalemH3389, and JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 was imprisonedH3607 in the 2courtyardH2691 of the guardH4307, whichH834 was at the houseH1004 of the kingH4428 of JudahH3063, 3becauseH834 ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 had 3imprisonedH3607 him, sayingH559, “WhyH4069 do you 4prophesyH5012, sayingH559, ‘5ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to 6handH5414H3027 thisH2088 cityH5892 overH5414 to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and he will takeH3920 it; 4and ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 will 7not escapeH4422 from the handH3027 of the ChaldeansH3778, but he will certainlyH5414 be handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and he will 8speakH1696 with him 9faceH6310 to faceH6310 and seeH7200 him eyeH5869 to eyeH5869. 5Then he will 10takeH1980 ZedekiahH6667 to BabylonH894, and he will be thereH8033 untilH5704 I visitH6485 him,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “IfH3588 you fightH3898 againstH854 the ChaldeansH3778, you will 11not succeedH6743”’?”

6And JeremiahH3414 saidH559, “The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 7‘BeholdH2009, HanamelH2601 the sonH1121 of ShallumH7967 your uncleH1730 is comingH935 to you, sayingH559, “BuyH7069 for yourself my fieldH7704 whichH834 is at 12AnathothH6068, for you have the 13rightH4941 of redemptionH1353 to buyH7069 it.”’ 8Then my uncle’sH1730 sonH1121 HanamelH2601 cameH935 to me in the 14courtyardH2691 of the guardH4307 in accordance with the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 and saidH559 to me, ‘BuyH7069 my fieldH7704, pleaseH4994, that is at 15AnathothH6068, whichH834 is in the landH776 of BenjaminH1144; for you have the rightH4941 of possessionH3425 and the redemptionH1353 is yours; buyH7069 it for yourself.’ Then I knewH3045 that thisH1931 was the 16wordH1697 of the LordH3068.

9“So I boughtH7069 the fieldH7704 whichH834 was in AnathothH6068 from HanamelH2601 my uncle’sH1730 sonH1121, and I 17weighedH8254 outH8254 the silverH3701 for him, seventeenH7651H6235 18shekelsH8255 of silverH3701. 10And I 1920signedH3789 and 21sealedH2856 the deedH5612, and 22calledH5749 inH5749 witnessesH5707, and weighedH8254 outH8254 the silverH3701 on the scalesH3976. 11Then I tookH3947 the deedsH5612 of purchaseH4736, both the sealedH2856 copy containing the 23termsH4687 and conditionsH2706 and the openH1540 copy; 12and I gaveH5414 the deedH5612 of purchaseH4736 to 24BaruchH1263 the sonH1121 of 25NeriahH5374, the sonH1121 of MahseiahH4271, in the sightH5869 of HanamelH2601 my uncle’sH1730 son and in the sightH5869 of the witnessesH5707 who signedH3789 the deedH5612 of purchaseH4736, in the sightH5869 of allH3605 the JewsH3064 who were sittingH3427 in the courtyardH2691 of the guardH4307. 13And I commandedH6680 BaruchH1263 in their sightH5869, sayingH559, 14‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “TakeH3947 theseH428 deedsH5612, thisH2088 sealedH2856 deedH5612 of purchaseH4736 and thisH2088 openH1540 deedH5612, and putH5414 them in an earthenwareH2789 jarH3627, soH4616 thatH4616 they may 26lastH5975 a longH7227 timeH3117.” 15For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “27HousesH1004 and fieldsH7704 and vineyardsH3754 will againH5750 be purchasedH7069 in thisH2088 landH776.”’

Jeremiah Prays and God Explains

16“AfterH310 givingH5414 the deedH5612 of purchaseH4736 to BaruchH1263 the sonH1121 of NeriahH5374, I 28prayedH6419 to the LordH3068, sayingH559, 17‘29OhH162, LordH136 30GodH3068! BeholdH2009, You YourselfH859 have 31madeH6213 the heavensH8064 and the earthH776 by Your greatH1419 powerH3581 and by Your outstretchedH5186 armH2220! 32NothingH3808H3605H1697 isH6381 tooH4480 difficultH6381 for You, 18who 33showsH6213 mercyH2617 to thousandsH505, but 34repaysH7999 the wrongdoingH5771 of fathersH1 into the lapsH2436 of their childrenH1121 afterH310 them, 35greatH1419 and 36mightyH1368 GodH410. The 37LordH3068 of armiesH6635 is His nameH8034; 1938greatH1419 in counselH6098 and mightyH7227 in deedH5950, whoseH834 39eyesH5869 are openH6491 to allH3605 the waysH1870 of the sonsH1121 of mankindH120, 40givingH5414 to everyoneH376 according to his waysH1870 and according to the fruitH6529 of his deedsH4611; 20whoH834 has 41accomplishedH7760 signsH226 and wondersH4159 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and even to thisH2088 dayH3117 both in IsraelH3478 and among mankindH120; and You have 42madeH6213 a nameH8034 for Yourself, as at thisH2088 dayH3117. 21You 43broughtH3318 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 with signsH226 and with wondersH4159, and with a strongH2389 handH3027 and an outstretchedH5186 armH2220, and with greatH1419 terrorH4172; 22and You gaveH5414 them thisH2088 landH776, whichH834 You 44sworeH7650 to their forefathersH1 to giveH5414 them, a landH776 flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706. 23They 45cameH935 inH935 and tookH3423 possessionH3423 of it, but they 46did not obeyH8085 Your voiceH6963 or 47walkH1980 in Your LawH8451; they did not doH6213 48anythingH3605 that You commandedH6680 them to doH6213; therefore You have made 49allH3605 thisH2088 disasterH7463 happenH7122 to them. 24BeholdH2009, the 50assaultH5550 rampsH5550 have reachedH935 the cityH5892 to takeH3920 it; and the cityH5892 has been 51handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to the ChaldeansH3778 who fightH3898 againstH5921 it, becauseH4480H6440 of the 52swordH2719, the famineH7458, and the plagueH1698; and whatH834 You have spokenH1696 has 53comeH1961 toH1961 passH1961; and beholdH2009, You seeH7200 it. 25Yet You have saidH559 to me, LordH136 54GodH3068, “BuyH7069 for yourself the fieldH7704 with moneyH3701 and callH5749 inH5749 witnessesH5707”--although the cityH5892 has been handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to the ChaldeansH3778.’”

26Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414, sayingH559, 27“BeholdH2009, I am the LordH3068, the 55GodH430 of allH3605 fleshH1320; isH6381 anythingH3605H1697 56tooH4480 difficultH6381 for Me?” 28ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to 57handH5414H3027 thisH2088 cityH5892 overH5414 to the ChaldeansH3778 and to NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and he will takeH3920 it. 29And the ChaldeansH3778 who are fightingH3898 againstH5921 thisH2088 cityH5892 will enterH935 and 58setH3341 thisH2088 cityH5892 on fireH784 and burnH8313 it, with the 59housesH1004 whereH834 people have offeredH6999 incenseH6999 to BaalH1168 on their roofsH1406 and pouredH5258 outH5258 drinkH5262 offeringsH5262 to otherH312 godsH430, to provokeH3707 Me toH3707 angerH3707. 30For the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 have been doingH6213 onlyH389 60evilH7451 in My sightH5869 sinceH4480 their youthH5272; for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 have been onlyH389 61provokingH3707 Me toH3707 angerH3707 by the workH4639 of their handsH3027,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 31“IndeedH3588 thisH2088 cityH5892 has beenH1961 to Me a 62provocationH5921 of My angerH639 and My wrathH2534 sinceH4480 the dayH3117 that they builtH1129 it, even to thisH2088 dayH3117, so that it should be 63removedH5493 from My sightH6440, 32becauseH5921 of allH3605 the evilH7463 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 whichH834 they have doneH6213 to provokeH3707 Me toH3707 angerH3707--they, their 64kingsH4428, their leadersH8269, their priestsH3548, their prophetsH5030, the menH376 of JudahH3063, and the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389. 33They have turnedH6437 their backH6203 to Me and not their faceH6440; though I taughtH3925 them, 65teachingH3925 againH7925 and againH3925, they would not listenH8085 to acceptH3947 disciplineH4148. 34But they 66putH7760 their detestableH8251 thingsH8251 in the houseH1004 whichH834 is calledH7121 by My nameH8034, to defileH2930 it. 35They builtH1129 the 67highH1116 placesH1116 of BaalH1168 that are in the ValleyH1516 of Ben-hinnomH1121H2011 to make their sonsH1121 and their daughtersH1323 passH5674 throughH5674 the fire to 68MolechH4432, whichH834 I had not commandedH6680 them, norH3808 had it 69enteredH5927 My mindH3820 that they should doH6213 thisH2088 abominationH8441, to mislead JudahH3063 to sinH2398.

36“NowH6258 thereforeH3651 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559 the followingH3541 concerningH413 thisH2088 cityH5892 of whichH834 you sayH559, ‘It has been 70handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 by swordH2719, by famineH7458, and by plagueH1698’: 37BeholdH2009, I am going to 71gatherH6908 them out of allH3605 the landsH776 to whichH834 I have drivenH5080 them in My angerH639, in My wrathH2534, and in greatH1419 indignationH7110; and I will bringH7725 them backH7725 to thisH2088 placeH4725 and 72have them liveH3427 in safetyH983. 38They shall be 73My peopleH5971, and I will be their GodH430; 39and I will 74giveH5414 them oneH259 heartH3820 and oneH259 wayH1870, so that they will fearH3372 Me alwaysH3605H3117, for their own 75goodH2896 and for the good of their childrenH1121 afterH310 them. 40I will makeH3772 an 76everlastingH5769 covenantH1285 with them that I will 77not turnH7725 awayH7725 from them, to doH3190 them goodH3190; and I will 78putH5414 the fearH3374 of Me in their heartsH3824, so that they will not turnH5493 awayH5493 from Me. 41I will 79rejoiceH7797 overH5921 them to doH3190 them goodH3190 and will 80faithfullyH571 81plantH5193 them in thisH2088 landH776 with 82allH3605 My heartH3820 and allH3605 My soulH5315. 42For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘83JustH3512 asH3512 I broughtH935 allH3605 thisH2088 greatH1419 disasterH7463 on thisH2088 peopleH5971, soH3651 I am going to 84bringH935 on them allH3605 the goodH2899 that I am promisingH1696 them. 43And 85fieldsH7704 will be purchasedH7069 in thisH2088 landH776 of whichH834 you sayH559, “86It is a desolationH8077, withoutH369 manH120 or animalH929; it has been handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to the ChaldeansH3778.” 44People will buyH7069 fieldsH7704 for moneyH3701, 8788signH3789 and sealH2856 89deedsH5612, and callH5749 inH5749 witnessesH5707 in the 90landH776 of BenjaminH1144, in the areasH5439 surroundingH5439 JerusalemH3389, in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, in the citiesH5892 of the hillH2022 countryH2022, in the citiesH5892 of the lowlandH8219, and in the citiesH5892 of the 91NegevH5045; for I will 92restoreH7725 their fortunesH7622,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068.”