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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 />I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, as well as the unsealed copy—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then I took the sealed deed and an unsealed copy of the deed, which contained the terms and conditions of the purchase,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So I took the evidence of the purchase, <i>both</i> that which was sealed <i>according</i> to the law and custom, and that which was open:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I took the purchase deed, <i>both</i> that which was sealed <i>according</i> to the law and custom, and that which was open;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed <i>copy containing</i> the terms and conditions and the open <i>copy;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed <i>copy containing</i> the terms and conditions, and the open <i>copy;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed <i>copy containing</i> the commandment and statutes and the open <i>copy</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I took the purchase agreement—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions and the open copy—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I took the purchase agreement—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions and the open copy—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then I took the sealed copy of the deed, containing the terms and conditions, as well as an unsealed copy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then I took both copies of the deed of purchase--the sealed copy containing the contract and its conditions, and the open copy--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I took the deed of purchase—both the sealed one with the terms and conditions and the open one —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I took the deed of purchase?the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. The other was left unsealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I take the purchase scroll, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will take the book of the purchase, being sealed, the command and laws, and being unrolled:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I took the deed of the purchase that was sealed, and the stipulations, and the ratifications with the seals that were on the outside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I received the signed deed of possession, and the stipulations, and the ratifications, with the exterior seals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I accepted the deed of purchase, both the sealed copy, containing title and conditions, and the open copy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I took the deed of purchase, both that which was duly sealed according to law and a copy which was not sealed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I took the deed of purchase that was sealed by commandment and by the law and one which was not sealed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I took the book of the purchase that was sealed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/32-11.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=9783" 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 Buys Hanamel's Field</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wā·’eq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Then I took</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/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-msc) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the deed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4736.htm" title="4736: ham·miq·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A purchase. Feminine of miqneh; properly, a buying, i.e. Acquisition; concretely, a piece of property; also the sum paid.">of purchase—</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/2856.htm" title="2856: he·ḥā·ṯūm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To seal, affix a seal, seal up. A primitive root; to close up; especially to seal.">the sealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ham·miṣ·wāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">copy with its terms</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: wə·ha·ḥuq·qîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">and conditions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">as well as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: hag·gā·lui (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">the open copy—</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.…<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="/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7-10</a></span><br />Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel. / So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” / At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Genesis 23:16-20</a></span><br />Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants. / So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over / to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Take these deeds—both the sealed copy and the open copy of the deed of purchase—and put them in a clay jar to preserve them for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2</a></span><br />“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz. / And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38</a></span><br />In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Esther 8:8</a></span><br />Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Deuteronomy 31:24-26</a></span><br />When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, / he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD: / “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Ezekiel 2:9-10</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, / which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Zechariah 5:1-2</a></span><br />Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll. / “What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-17.htm">Luke 4:17-20</a></span><br />the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: / “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Acts 7:6-7</a></span><br />God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15-17</a></span><br />Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. / In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it, / because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">Revelation 5:1-5</a></span><br />Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. / And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” / But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-66.htm">Matthew 27:66</a></span><br />So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:</p><p class="hdg">according.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-27.htm">Luke 2:27</a></b></br> And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/26-3.htm">Acts 26:3</a></b></br> Especially <i>because I know</i> thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/11-16.htm">1 Corinthians 11:16</a></b></br> But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Business</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Conditions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Containing</a> <a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Copy</a> <a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Law</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Paper</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-25.htm">Stamped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-5.htm">Unsealed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Witnessing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Business</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Conditions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Containing</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Copy</a> <a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Law</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Paper</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Stamped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-18.htm">Terms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Unsealed</a> <a href="/acts/8-6.htm">Witnessing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Writing</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'; 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This act is significant because it occurs during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, symbolizing hope and future restoration. The purchase is a prophetic act demonstrating faith in God's promise that the land will once again be inhabited and cultivated by the Israelites.<p><b>the sealed copy with its terms and conditions</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern legal practices, property transactions were documented in two copies: a sealed copy and an open copy. The sealed copy was the official, unalterable record, often stored in a safe place for future reference. This practice ensured the integrity and authenticity of the transaction. The terms and conditions would include details such as the price, boundaries, and any obligations of the buyer and seller, reflecting the meticulous nature of legal agreements in that era.<p><b>as well as the open copy</b><br>The open copy was accessible for public viewing, allowing others to verify the transaction. This transparency was crucial in maintaining trust and preventing disputes over property ownership. The existence of both copies highlights the importance of accountability and transparency in legal matters, principles that are echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in the laws given in Deuteronomy. This dual documentation can also be seen as a metaphor for God's promises, which are both sealed in His divine will and openly declared through His prophets.<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. In this chapter, he is imprisoned by King Zedekiah for prophesying the fall of Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/anathoth.htm">Anathoth</a></b><br>The hometown of Jeremiah, located in the territory of Benjamin. It is the place where Jeremiah's cousin Hanamel offers him a field to buy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_zedekiah.htm">King Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, who imprisoned Jeremiah for his prophecies against Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The historical context of this chapter, where the Babylonians are besieging Jerusalem, leading to its eventual fall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/deed_of_purchase.htm">Deed of Purchase</a></b><br>A legal document that Jeremiah acquires, symbolizing hope and God's promise of restoration for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Jeremiah's purchase of the field is an act of faith, trusting in God's promise of restoration despite the current circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_hope.htm">Symbol of Hope</a></b><br>The sealed and open deeds represent the certainty and transparency of God's promises. Even when situations seem dire, God's plans are secure and open for all to see.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_uncertainty.htm">Obedience in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Jeremiah's obedience to God's command to buy the field, even when it seemed illogical, teaches us to trust and obey God even when we don't understand His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The act of purchasing the land during a siege underscores God's control over history and His ability to bring about His purposes despite human actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redemption_and_restoration.htm">Redemption and Restoration</a></b><br>The purchase symbolizes the future redemption and restoration of Israel, reminding us of God's redemptive work through Christ.<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/how_to_reconcile_israel's_promise_and_hardships.htm">Jeremiah 32:37-44: How do we reconcile the promise of restoration with the prolonged hardships and dispersions Israel experienced throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus_inherit_david's_throne.htm">Would Jesus inherit David's throne? Yes, per Luke 1:32. No, as a descendant of cursed Jehoiakim (Matthew 1:11, 1 Chronicles 3:16, Jeremiah 36:30).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_matthew_27_9_a_textual_error.htm">In Matthew 27:9, the prophecy is attributed to Jeremiah, but it seems to quote Zechariah; is this a textual error?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Both that which was sealed . . . and that which was open.</span>--We are left to conjecture why there were two documents, and why one was sealed and the other open. Possibly, as in modern transactions, one was simply a duplicate copy of the other, the sealed document being the formal evidence of purchase kept by the buyer, and the other left with the vendor for reference. The more probable explanation, however, is that the unsealed document, which the witnesses did not subscribe or see, contained details which did not concern the witnesses, the price paid (though the mention of the witnesses before the weighing of the money militates against this view), the conditions of resumption by the vendor, possibly some reference to the period of seventy years, at the end of which, and not before, the heirs of Jeremiah might expect to enter on possession.<p><span class= "bld">According to the law and custom.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">to wit, the agreement and the conditions. </span>The whole transaction may be compared, as an example of ancient conveyancing, with the transfer of the field and cave of Machpelah in Genesis 23<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/32-11.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">Then I took</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶקַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the deed</span><br /><span class="heb">סֵ֣פֶר</span> <span class="translit">(sê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of purchase—</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּקְנָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miq·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4736.htm">Strong's 4736: </a> </span><span class="str2">A buying, acquisition, a piece of property, the sum paid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sealed</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽחָת֛וּם</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṯūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2856.htm">Strong's 2856: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seal, affix a seal, seal up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">copy with its terms</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּצְוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṣ·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and conditions,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַחֻקִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·ḥuq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the open copy—</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּלֽוּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·lui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Jeremiah 32:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 32:11 So I took the deed (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:12" /></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>