Jer 32 | ABEn | STEP | The word having come from the lord to Jeremiah in the [ 2 year 1 tenth] of Zedekiah king of Judah -- this is [ 2 year 1 the eighteenth] of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

‏ Jeremiah 32

CHAPTER 32 Jeremiah Acquires a Field

1 The word having come from the lord to Jeremiah in the [²year ¹tenth] of Zedekiah king of Judah -- this is [²year ¹the eighteenth] of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. 2 And the force of the king of Babylon built a palisade against Jerusalem. And Jeremiah was being guarded in the courtyard of the guard, which is in the house of the king of Judah. 3 By which [³imprisoned ⁴him ¹king ²Zedekiah], saying, Why do you prophesy, saying, Thus said the lord, Behold, I give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 and Zedekiah in no way shall escape from out of the hand of the Chaldeans, for by being delivered up he shall be delivered up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with his mouth to his mouth, and his eyes [²his eyes ¹shall see]. 5 And Zedekiah shall enter into Babylon, and there he shall stay until of which time I should look upon him, says the lord. But if you should wage war against the Chaldeans you shall not be prosperous. 6 And Jeremiah spoke. And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to Jeremiah, saying, 7 Behold, Hanameel son of Shallum brother of your father comes to you, saying, Acquire to yourself my field, the one in Anathoth! for [²to you ¹it is equitable] to take it for a possession. 8 And [⁶came ⁷to ⁸me ¹Hanameel ²the son ³of Shallum ⁴the brother ⁵of my father] according to the word of the lord in the courtyard of the guard. And he said to me, Acquire to yourself my field! the one in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin; for [²to you ¹it is equitable] to acquire, for you are older. And I knew that [²the word ³of the lord ¹it was]. 9 And I acquired the field from Hanameel the son of the brother of my father, the field in Anathoth. And I set for him seven [⁴shekels ¹and ²ten ³silver].

The Scroll of the Possession

10 And I wrote in a scroll, and set a seal upon it, and took the testimony of witnesses, and set the silver in a yoke balance scale. 11 And I took the scroll of the possession being read and having the seal set upon, 12 and I gave it to Baruch, son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, before the eyes of Hanameel son of the brother of my father, and before the eyes of the ones standing witnessing and writing in the scroll of the possession, and according to the eyes of all the Jews sitting down in the courtyard of the guard. 13 And I ordered Baruch in front of their eyes, saying, 14 Thus said the lord almighty, the God of Israel, Take the scroll of this possession! even this scroll being sealed and being read. And you shall put it into [²receptacle ¹an earthenware], that it should remain [²days ¹many more]. 15 For thus said the lord of the forces, the God of Israel, Still there shall be created fields, and houses, and vineyards in this land.

Jeremiah Prays

16 And I prayed to the lord after my giving the scroll of the possession to Baruch son of Neriah, saying, 17 O Being One, O lord God, you made the heaven and the earth [³strength ¹by your ²great], and [⁵arm ¹by your ²high ³and ⁴elevated]; in no way shall [²be concealed ³from ⁴you ¹anything]; 18 the one having mercy unto thousands, and recompensing sins of fathers into the bosom of their children after them. [⁵God ¹The ²great ³and ⁴strong]; the lord of the forces, is his name, 19 of great counsel, and mighty in works. Your eyes are opened upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give each according to his way, and according to the fruit of his practices. 20 The one who did signs and miracles in the land of Egypt unto this day, and in Israel, and among the earth-born; and you made for yourself a name, as this day. 21 And you led your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with miracles, by [²hand ¹a fortified], and by [²arm ¹a high], and by [²visions ¹great]. 22 And you gave to them this land which you swore by an oath to their fathers; a land flowing milk and honey. 23 And they entered and took it. And they hearkened not to your voice, and [²by ³your orders ¹they did not go]. All which you charged to them, they did not do. And they caused [³to come to pass ⁴to them ¹all ²these bad things]. 24 Behold, a multitude is come unto the city to seize it, and the city was given into the hands of Chaldeans waging war against it, by the face of the sword, and famine, and pestilence. As you said so it happened; and behold, you see. 25 And you say to me, Acquire to yourself the field with silver, and take testimony of witnesses! And the city was given into the hands of Chaldeans.

Assurance from The LORD

26 And came to pass the word of the lord to me, saying, 27 I am the lord God of all flesh. Shall [³from ⁴me ²be hidden ¹anything]? 28 On account of this, thus said the lord; In granting, [²shall be delivered up ¹this city] into the hands of Chaldeans, and into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it. 29 And [³shall come ¹the ²Chaldeans] waging war against this city; and they shall burn this city by fire, and shall incinerate the houses in which they burned incense upon their roofs to Baal, and offered libations to other gods, to greatly embitter me. 30 For [⁸were ¹the ²sons ³of Israel ⁴and ⁵the ⁶sons ⁷of Judah] alone doing the wicked thing in front of my eyes from their youth. The sons of Israel were the ones greatly embittering me in the works of their hands, says the lord. 31 For [³for ⁴my anger ⁵and ⁶for ⁷my rage ²was ¹this city] from which day they built it, and unto this day, to rid it from my face; 32 because of all the wickedness of the sons of Israel and Judah, which they did to embitter me, they, and their kings, and their rulers, and their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the ones dwelling in Jerusalem. 33 And they turned [²to ³me ¹their back], and not their face. And I taught them at dawn, and they hearkened not to take instruction. 34 And they put their defilements in the house which [²was called ¹my name] upon by them in their uncleannesses. 35 And they built the shrines to Baal, the ones in the ravine of the son of Hinnom, to offer their sons and their daughters to Molech; which I ordered not to them, and it ascended not unto my heart to do this abomination, to seduce Judah to sin.

The LORD Ordains an Everlasting Covenant

36 And now, thus said the lord God of Israel against this city, which you say, It shall be delivered up into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. 37 Behold, I will gather them from out of all the land of which I scattered them there in my anger, and in my rage, and [²fit of temper ¹a great]. And I will return them unto this place; and I will settle them having secured them. 38 And they will be to me for a people, and I will be to them for God. 39 And I will give to them [²way ¹another] and [²heart ¹another], to fear me all the days, and for good to them and their children after them. 40 And I will ordain with them [²covenant ¹an everlasting] which in no way shall I turn behind them. And [²my fear ¹I will put] in their heart, to not separate them from me. 41 And I will visit them to do good to them. And I will plant them in this land in trust, even with all my heart, and with all my soul. 42 For thus said the lord, As I brought upon this people all [³bad things ²great ¹these], so I will bring upon them all the good things which I spoke unto them. 43 And there shall be acquired still fields in the land, in which you say, It is untrodden of men and beast; and they were delivered up into the hands of Chaldeans. 44 And they shall acquire fields with silver; and you shall write in a scroll, and shall set a seal upon it, and shall take testimony of witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and round about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountain, and in the cities of the Sephela, and in the cities of the Negev. For I shall return their resettlement, says the lord.