Jeremiah 32:1-25

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.”’

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.’”