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<span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hand of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Chaldeans, but he will surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye; <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him [for evaluation and judgment],” says the LORD. “If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed”’?” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Jeremiah [answered King Zedekiah and] said, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>‘Behold (listen carefully), Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle is coming to you, saying, “Buy my field that is in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it [in accordance with the law].”’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard in accordance with the word of the LORD, and he said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is at Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin, for you have the right of inheritance and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“I bought the field that was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed out the money for him, seventeen shekels of silver. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I signed the deed and sealed it, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the money on the scales. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So I took the deeds of the purchase, both the sealed <i>copy containing</i> the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy; <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel my uncle’s son and in sight of the witnesses who signed the purchase deed, in the presence of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this unsealed deed, and put them in an earthen jar, that they may last a long time.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Houses and fields and vineyards will again be purchased in this land.”’ <p class="hdg">Jeremiah Prays and God Explains</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Now when I had delivered the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>‘Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult <i>or</i> too wonderful for You-- <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>You who show lovingkindness to thousands, but repay the wickedness (sin, guilt) of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], O great and mighty God; the LORD of hosts is His name; <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>great [are You] in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to reward <i>or</i> repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>who set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day [continues to do so] both in Israel and among mankind; and You have made a name for Yourself, as at this day. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror; <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and gave them this land, which You swore to their forefathers to give them, a land [of plenty] <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>flowing with milk and honey. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>They entered and took possession of it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law; they have done nothing of all that You commanded them to do. Therefore You have caused all this disaster <i>and</i> suffering to come upon them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>See the siege ramps [of mounded earth that the enemy has built against the walls]; they have come up to the city to capture it. And the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans [of Babylon] who fight against it, because of the sword, the famine and the virulent disease [that have overcome the people]. What You have spoken has come to pass, and behold, You see it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Yet, O Lord GOD, You said to me, “Buy the field with money and get witnesses,” even though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.’” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is there anything too difficult for Me?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Therefore thus says the LORD, “Behold, I am about to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in and set this city on fire and burn it, along with the houses on whose roofs incense has been offered to Baal and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods to provoke Me to anger. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only evil in My sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have been provoking Me to anger by the [idols that are the] work of their hands,” says the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“From the day that they built it [during the reign of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>Solomon], even to this day, this city has been such <i>a provocation of</i> My anger and My wrath, that I must remove it from My sight, <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger--they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them repeatedly, yet they would not listen and receive instruction. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>But they put their detestable things (idols) in the house which is called by My <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>Name, to defile it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>They built the high places [for worship] of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom (son of Hinnom) to make their sons and their daughters pass through <i>the fire</i> to [worship and honor] Molech--which I had not commanded them nor had it entered My mind that they should do this repulsive thing, to cause Judah to sin. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>“Now therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning this city of which you say, ‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword and by famine and by virulent disease.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Behold, I will gather them out of all countries to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and make them live in safety. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>They will be My people, and I will be their God; <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [reverently] fear Me forever, for their own good and for the good of their children after them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will do them good and not turn away from them; and I will put in their heart a fear <i>and</i> reverential awe of Me, so that they will not turn away from Me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>For thus says the LORD, ‘Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Fields will be bought in this land of which you say, “It is desolate, without man or animal; it is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>People will buy fields for money, sign deeds, seal them, and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South (the Negev); for I will restore their fortunes <i>and</i> release them from exile,’ says the LORD.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> In Hebrew there are two ways of spelling the name of the ruler of Babylon resulting in two English variations: Nebuchadnezzar and Nebuchadrezzar.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> The ruling tribe in Babylonia.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> See note 1:1.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of foods.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> Solomon was the first king of Israel to participate in idolatry.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">34</span> See note Deut 12:5.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../jeremiah/31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 33" /></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 align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>