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Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: “Take these deeds, this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, so that they may last a long time.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, &#8220Take these deeds, this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, that they may last a long time.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Take these deeds, this sealed deed of purchase, and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, that they may last a long time.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Take these deeds—this deed of purchase—that is the sealed one as well as this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, that they may last a long time.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘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.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> ‘This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Take these scrolls—this purchase agreement with the sealed copy and this open copy—and put them in an earthen storage jar so they will last a long time. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8216This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Take these scrolls—this purchase agreement with the sealed copy and this open copy—and put them in an earthen storage jar so they will last a long time. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, both that which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 'This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Take both of these documents, both the sealed and the unsealed copies of the deed. Put them in a clay jar so that they will last a long time. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> "The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, has ordered you to take these deeds, both the sealed deed of purchase and the open copy, and to place them in a clay jar, so that they may be preserved for years to come. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Take these deeds—both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed—and put them in a clay pot so they'll last for a long time. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD God of Israel who rules over all says, "Take these documents, both the sealed copy of the deed of purchase and the unsealed copy. Put them in a clay jar so that they may be preserved for a long time to come."' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days."' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both that which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. <a href="/web/jeremiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Take these scrolls, this purchase scroll, both the sealed one and the open one, and you have put them in an earthen vessel, that they may remain many days. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Take these books, this purchase-book, both the sealed one and the open one, and thou hast put them in an earthen vessel, that they may remain many days; <a href="/slt/jeremiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, take these writings, this writing of the purchase, and the sealed, and this writing unrolled, and give them into an earthern vessel, so that they shall stand many days.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Take these writings, this deed of the purchase that is sealed up, and this deed that is open: and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Take these writings, this sealed deed of purchase, and this deed which is open, and place them in an earthen vessel, so that they will be preserved for many days.’ <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds of purchase, both the sealed and the open deeds, and put them in an earthenware jar, so they can last a long time. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, in order that they may last for a long time.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this deed of purchase which is sealed and this deed which is not sealed; and put them in an earthen vessel, so that they may be preserved for a long time. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I said, ”Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, God of Israel: ‘Take these deeds, this deed of a purchase that is sealed, and this that is not sealed, and cast them into a vessel of a potter that will be kept many days<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, both that which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Take this book of the purchase, and the book that has been read; and thou shalt put it into an earthen vessel, that it may remain many days. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9808" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Jeremiah Buys Hanamel's Field</a> …13In their sight I instructed Baruch, 14<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">“This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qō·w·aḥ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</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/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: has·sə·p̄ā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">deeds—</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.">both the sealed copy</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">and the</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.">open</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.">copy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">of the</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: 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.">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/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·nə·ṯat·tām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and put them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2789.htm" title="2789: ḥā·reś (N-ms) -- Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd. A collateral form mediating between cherec and cheresh; a piece of pottery.">in a clay</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: biḵ·lî- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">jar</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ya·‘am·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">preserve them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">for a long</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">time.</a> 15For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3</a> For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’” <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a> For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. <a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Isaiah 8:16</a> Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples. <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">Ezekiel 37:11-14</a> Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’ / Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. ... <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17</a> Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’ <a href="/daniel/9-2.htm">Daniel 9:2</a> in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8-9</a> Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, / but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23-24</a> The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me. / Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Deuteronomy 31:24-26</a> 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. <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16-17</a> “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” / Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20-22</a> For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God. / Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a> And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, / who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory. <a href="/2_peter/1-19.htm">2 Peter 1:19-21</a> We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. / Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. / For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.Take.<a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Jeremiah 32:10-12</a> And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Business</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Copies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezra/6-1.htm">Documents</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/job/21-29.htm">Evidences</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Last</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-13.htm">Papers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Stamped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Unsealed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-15.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-25.htm">Business</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Copies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezra/6-1.htm">Documents</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Evidences</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-15.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Last</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-13.htm">Papers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/daniel/6-17.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-33.htm">Stamped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">Unsealed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-5.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 32</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm">Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">buys Hanameel's field.</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm">Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return.</a> 16. <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God.</a> 26. <a href="/jeremiah/32-26.htm">God confirms the captivity for their sins;</a> 36. <a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm">and promises a gracious return.</a> </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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The title "God of Israel" reaffirms His covenant relationship with the nation of Israel. This introduction underscores the divine origin of the message, highlighting its importance and reliability.Take these deeds—both the sealed copy and the open copy of the deed of purchase— In ancient Near Eastern culture, property transactions were documented with two copies: a sealed copy for legal security and an open copy for public reference. This practice ensured the authenticity and permanence of the transaction. The dual copies symbolize the certainty and future fulfillment of God's promises, even amidst the impending Babylonian exile.and put them in a clay jar to preserve them for a long time. Clay jars were commonly used in antiquity to store documents and valuables, protecting them from environmental damage. This act of preservation signifies hope and assurance that, despite the current judgment and exile, God will restore His people to the land. The preservation of the deeds parallels the Dead Sea Scrolls' discovery, which were also stored in clay jars, highlighting the enduring nature of God's word and promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. In this chapter, he is instructed to buy a field as a sign of hope for the future. 2. <a href="/topical/l/lord_of_hosts.htm">LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and power over all heavenly armies and earthly affairs. 3. <a href="/topical/a/anathoth.htm">Anathoth</a> The hometown of Jeremiah, located in the territory of Benjamin. The field Jeremiah buys is in Anathoth. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a> The context of this passage is during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, a time of impending judgment and exile for Judah. 5. <a href="/topical/c/clay_jar.htm">Clay Jar</a> Used to store the deeds, symbolizing the preservation of God's promises despite the current circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Jeremiah's purchase of the field is an act of faith, demonstrating trust in God's promise of restoration despite the current dire circumstances. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_preservation.htm">Symbolism of Preservation</a> The clay jar represents the enduring nature of God's word and promises, encouraging believers to hold onto God's assurances even when they seem distant. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a> This passage teaches that even in times of judgment or difficulty, God provides hope and a future, urging believers to look beyond present trials. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_uncertainty.htm">Obedience in Uncertainty</a> Jeremiah's obedience to God's command to buy the field, despite the siege, highlights the importance of following God's instructions even when they don't make immediate sense. <a href="/topical/l/long-term_perspective.htm">Long-term Perspective</a> The preservation of the deeds for a long time encourages believers to adopt a long-term perspective, trusting in God's timing and plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 32</a> <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> <a href="/q/evidence_for_fate_of_jeremiah_42_14-16.htm">Jeremiah 42:14-16: Is there archaeological or external evidence supporting the fate of those who fled to Egypt, as described in these verses?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_change_his_mind_or_not.htm">Does God change his mind? I Samuel 15:10-11, 15:35, and Genesis 6:6-7 suggest yes, while I Samuel 15:29 suggests no. How do these contradictions reconcile?</a> <a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God's judgment can remain despite repentance?</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>(14) Put them in an earthen vessel . . .--We are reminded of the "earthen vessels" in which men kept their most precious treasures (<a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm" title="But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.">2Corinthians 4:7</a>). Such a vessel was obviously a better protection against damp or decay than one of wood, and was, as it were, the "safe" of a Jewish household. (See Note on <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm" title="But ten men were found among them that said to Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he declined, and slew them not among their brothers.">Jeremiah 41:8</a>.) In the "many days" we have an implied warning to the listeners that they were not to expect a speedy deliverance or restoration, however certain might be their assurance that it would come at last. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“This is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts, צְבָא֜וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc says: אָמַר֩ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Take לָק֣וֹחַ (lā·qō·w·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take these הָאֵ֡לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those deeds— הַסְּפָרִ֣ים (has·sə·p̄ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book both the sealed copy הֶחָת֗וּם (he·ḥā·ṯūm) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2856.htm">Strong's 2856: </a> To seal, affix a seal, seal up and the הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that open הַגָּלוּי֙ (hag·gā·lui) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal copy סֵ֤פֶר (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book of the הַזֶּ֜ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that deed סֵפֶר֩ (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book of purchase— הַמִּקְנָ֨ה (ham·miq·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4736.htm">Strong's 4736: </a> A buying, acquisition, a piece of property, the sum paid and put them וּנְתַתָּ֖ם (ū·nə·ṯat·tām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set in a clay חָ֑רֶשׂ (ḥā·reś) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2789.htm">Strong's 2789: </a> Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd jar בִּכְלִי־ (biḵ·lî-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus to לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent preserve them יַעַמְד֖וּ (ya·‘am·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations for a long רַבִּֽים׃ (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great time. יָמִ֥ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Jeremiah 32:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 32:14 Thus says Yahweh of Armies the God (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/32-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:15" /></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>