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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You gave them this land you had sworn to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You gave the people of Israel this land that you had promised their ancestors long before—a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have given them this land, of which You swore to their fathers to give them—“a land flowing with milk and honey.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and You gave them this land, which You swore to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and gave them this land, which You swore to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and gavest them this land, which Thou didst swear to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and gave them this land, which You swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and gave them this land, which You swore to their forefathers to give them, a land [of plenty] flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You gave them this land you swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You gave them this land You swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then you gave Israel this land rich with milk and honey, just as you had promised our ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You gave them the land that you swore with an oath to give their ancestors, the land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You gave them this rich and fertile land, as you had promised their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And you gave them this land which you had promised their ancestors that you would give them—a land flowing with milk and honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You kept the promise that you swore on oath to their ancestors. You gave them a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you give to them this land that you swore to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou givest to them this land that thou didst swear to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt give to them this land which thou swarest to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing milk and honey.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And best given them this land which thou didst swear to their fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you have given them this land, which you swore, to their fathers, that you would give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And you gave them this land, as you had sworn to their ancestors to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and you gave them this land, which you swore to their ancestors to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you have given to them this land that you swore to their fathers to give them, the land that flows milk and honey<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and gavest them this land, which Thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thou gavest them this land, which thou didst swear <i>to give</i> to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9907" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Jeremiah's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wat·tit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">You gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘·tā (V-Nifal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">You had sworn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇāš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>They came in and possessed it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law. They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do, and so You have brought upon them all this disaster.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a></span><br />I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-11</a></span><br />And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a></span><br />You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Psalm 105:42-44</a></span><br />For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. / He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. / He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a></span><br />On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a></span><br />By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-18.htm">Galatians 3:18</a></span><br />For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-15</a></span><br />When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, / saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.” / And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And have given them this land, which you did swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;</p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a></b></br> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a></b></br> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a></b></br> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… </p><p class="hdg">a land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5</a></b></br> That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as <i>it is</i> this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8,17</a></b></br> And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5</a></b></br> And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-32.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-35.htm">Givest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-5.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-5.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-13.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-33.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-65.htm">Givest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-16.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-26.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm">Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">buys Hanameel's field.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm">Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-26.htm">God confirms the captivity for their sins;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm">and promises a gracious return.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You gave them this land</b><br>This phrase refers to the fulfillment of God's promise to the Israelites, granting them the land of Canaan. This act of giving is rooted in the covenant God made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, emphasizing God's faithfulness. The land was a tangible sign of God's blessing and a central element of Israel's identity and mission. It also highlights God's sovereignty and grace, as the land was a gift, not earned by the Israelites' merit.<p><b>that You had sworn to give their fathers</b><br>This phrase underscores the covenantal promise made by God to the patriarchs, as seen in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18, and 26:3. The oath signifies God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His word. The reference to "fathers" connects the current generation to their ancestors, reinforcing the continuity of God's plan through history. It also serves as a reminder of the faith and obedience required from the Israelites to inherit the promise.<p><b>a land flowing with milk and honey</b><br>This description of the land of Canaan symbolizes abundance and prosperity. "Milk and honey" are metaphors for fertility and richness, indicating a land capable of sustaining a large population. This phrase is used multiple times in the Pentateuch (e.g., <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a>) to describe the Promised Land. It reflects God's provision and the blessings awaiting the Israelites if they remain faithful. The imagery also points to the spiritual abundance found in God's promises, foreshadowing the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who offers spiritual nourishment and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his prophecies of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom God promised the land of Canaan as an inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a></b><br>Referred to as "a land flowing with milk and honey," symbolizing abundance and God's provision. It is the Promised Land given to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_forefathers.htm">The Forefathers</a></b><br>Refers to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, with whom God made covenants regarding the land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>God's promise to the forefathers to give their descendants the land of Canaan, highlighting His faithfulness and commitment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is faithful to His promises, as seen in His fulfillment of the covenant with the forefathers. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_abundance_of_god's_provision.htm">The Abundance of God's Provision</a></b><br>The description of the land as "flowing with milk and honey" serves as a reminder of God's abundant provision. Believers are encouraged to recognize and be grateful for God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' possession of the land was contingent upon their obedience to God. This teaches the importance of living in accordance with God's will to fully experience His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_remembrance.htm">The Role of Remembrance</a></b><br>Remembering God's past faithfulness strengthens faith and trust in His future promises. Believers are encouraged to recall and share testimonies of God's work in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The relationship between God and His people is based on covenant promises. Understanding this helps believers appreciate the depth of God's commitment and their own responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jeremiah's_land_purchase_verified.htm">Jeremiah 32:9-15: How can the account of Jeremiah purchasing land during a siege be historically or archaeologically verified if the city was on the brink of destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_shallum_never_returned.htm">In Jeremiah 22:10-12, is there any historical record confirming the fate of Shallum (Jehoahaz) and corroborating he never returned, as the text claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_25_27-30_align_with_jeremiah_22_30.htm">In 2 Kings 25:27-30, Jehoiachin is freed and honored in Babylon--how does this align with Jeremiah 22:30's prophecy that his line would no longer prosper on David's throne?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You had sworn</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(niš·ba‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to give</span><br /><span class="heb">לָתֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṯêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their forefathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲבוֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֛רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flowing</span><br /><span class="heb">זָבַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḇaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with milk</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> </span><span class="str2">Milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and honey.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּדְבָֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḏə·ḇāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Honey, syrup</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 32:22 And gave them this land which you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>