Jeremiah Buys a Field From His Uncle |
Jeremiah 32:1-44 The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks] |
The Word from the Lord came to Jeremiah in the 10th year Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, [ruled,] which was the 18th year of Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar.] For the king of Babylon's army [attacked] Jerusalem then. |
And Jeremiah, the prophet, was [confined] in the [courtyard] of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house. For Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, had shut him up, saying, [Why] do you prophesy & say, The Lord says [this?] [Watch,] I will give this city into the hand of [Babylon's] king & he shall [capture] it. |
And Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall [certainly] be delivered into the hand of [Babylon's] king & shall speak with him [face to face] & shall [see him eye to eye.] And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon & he shall be there until I visit, [a.k.a. punish] him, says the Lord. |
[Although] you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not [succeed.] And Jeremiah said, The Word of the Lord came to me, saying, [Look,] Hanameel, [Shallum's] son, your uncle, shall come to you, saying, You buy my field that is in Anathoth. For the right of redemption is yours to buy it. |
[Leviticus 25:23-25 The land shall not be sold forever: for the land is Mine. For you are strangers & [wanderers] with Me. And in the land of your possession, you shall grant a redemption for the land. If your brother [becomes] poor & has sold away some of his possession & if any of his [relatives] come to redeem it, then his [closest relative] shall redeem [what] his brother has sold.] |
*So, Hanameel, [my] uncle's son, came to me in the [courtyard] of the prison, according to the Word of the Lord & said to me, I pray [that] you, buy my field, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is yours & the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself. |
Then, I knew that this was the Word of the Lord & I bought the field, that was in Anathoth, [from] Hanameel, my uncle's son, & weighed [out for] him the money, even 17 shekels of silver. And I [signed] the [deed,] sealed it & took witnesses & weighed [out to] him the money in the balances, [a.k.a. scales.] |
So, I took both the [deed] of the purchase that was sealed according to the law & [customs] & [what] was open. And I gave the [deed] to Baruch, [Neriah's] son, [who was] [Maaseiah's] son, [within] the sight of Hanameel, [my] uncle's son, in the presence of the witnesses, [who signed] the book of purchase, [in front of] all the Jews, [who] sat in the [courtyard] of the prison. |
And I [commanded] Baruch, [in front of] them, saying, The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says [this;] Take these [deeds,] this evidence of the purchase, both [the deed that] is sealed & this [deed that] is open. And put them in an earthen, [a.k.a. clay] vessel, [so] that they may [last] many days. |
For the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says [this;] Houses, fields & vineyards in this land, shall be [owned] again. [Jeremiah 31:5 You shall [still] plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria. The [farmers] shall plant & shall eat [grapes] as common things.] |
Now, when I had delivered the [deeds] of purchase to Baruch, [Neriah's] son, I prayed to the Lord, saying, Ah, Lord God! [Look,] You have made the heaven & the earth by Your great power & [outstretched] arm & there is nothing too hard for You. You [show] loving kindness to 1,000's & [repay] the [sin] of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them. |
The Great & Mighty God, the Lord of Hosts is His Name. Great in [advice] & mighty in [deeds.] For Your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give [to] everyone according to his [deeds] & the fruit of his [actions.] |
[Revelation 22:12-15 *And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward shall be to give every man according [to] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last. Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers, [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters & [whoever] loves [to make up & tell lies.] |
Even [until] this day, [Who] has [put] signs & wonders, [a.k.a. miracles] in the land of Egypt & in Israel, among other men & has made [Yourself] a Name, [like] this day? And [Who] has brought Your people, Israel, out of the land of Egypt with signs & wonders & with a strong hand & an [outstretched] arm & great terror? |
[Exodus 14:21-22 And Moses stretched out his hand over the [Red] Sea & the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night & made the sea dry land & the waters were divided. And the children [people] of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground. And the waters were a wall to them on their right hand [side] & on their left.] |
And [You] have given them this land, [that] You [swore] to their [forefathers] to give them, a land flowing with milk & honey. And they came & [owned] it; but they [didn't] obey Your voice & neither [did they follow] Your Law. They have done [none] of the things You've commanded them to do. Therefore, You have caused all this [calamity] to come upon them. |
[See,] the [embankments] & they have come to the city to [capture] it. And the city has been given into the hand of, [a.k.a. control of,] the Chaldeans, [who] fight against it, because of the sword, famine & the pestilence & [what] You have spoken [will happen.] And [look,] You see it. |
And, O Lord God, You have said to me, Buy [yourself] the field [with] money & take witnesses, [because] the city is given into the [control] of the Chaldeans. Then, the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, [Look,] I Am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? [Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.] |
Therefore, the Lord said [this, Look,] I will give this city into the [control] of the Chaldeans & into the [control] of [Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king & he shall [capture] it. And the Chaldeans, [who] fight against this city, shall come & set this city on fire & burn it with the houses, upon the roofs, [where] they have offered incense to Baal & poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger. |
For the children [people] of Israel & Judah, have only done evil before Me, from their youth. For the children [people] of Israel, have only provoked Me to anger with the work [made by] their hands, says the Lord. [2 Kings 21:4-7 And he built altars in the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said, I will put My Name in Jerusalem. And he built altars for all the [stars & constellations] of heaven in the 2 [courtyards] of the [Lord's] house. |
And he made his son pass through the fire & observed times, [a.k.a. astrology or horoscopes,] used enchantments, dealt with familiar spirits, [a.k.a. talking with the dead] & wizards. He [brought about] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to provoke Him to anger. |
And he set a carved image that he made, from the grove, into the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said to David & to Solomon, his son, I will put My Name forever, in this house & in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel.] |
For My anger & My fury has been provoked by this city, from the day that they built it even [until] this day; [so] that I [would] remove it from [in front of] My face, because of all the evil of the children [people] of Israel & Judah. [Jeremiah 11:9-10 And the Lord said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah & [Jerusalem's] inhabitants. They [have returned] back to the [sins] of their forefathers, [who] refused to hear My Words. And they went after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel & Judah have broken My covenant, which I made with their [forefathers.] |
Which they, their: kings, princes, priests, prophets & the men of Judah & residents of Jerusalem, have done to provoke Me to anger. And they have turned [their backs] to Me & not [turned their] face [to Me.] [Although,] I taught them rising up early [to warn] & teaching them, [still] they haven't [listened] to receive instruction. |
[Jeremiah 2:27-28 Saying to a [tree stump,] You are my father & to a stone, [a.k.a. rock,] You have [delivered] me. For they have turned their back to Me & not their face. But in the time of their trouble, they will say, Arise & save us. But where are your gods that you have made [yourselves?] Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble. For, O Judah, your gods are according to the number of your cities.] |
But they [put] their abominations in the house to defile it, which is called by My Name. [2 Kings 21:3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekian, his father had destroyed & he [put] up altars for Baal & made a grove, [like] Ahab, [Israel's] king, did & worshiped all the [stars & constellations] of heaven & served them.] |
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons & their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech; which I [didn't command ] them, neither [did] it [come] into My mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. |
Therefore, now the Lord, the God of Israel says [this about] this city, [of which] you say, It shall be delivered into the hand of [Babylon's] king, by the: sword, famine & pestilence. [Watch,] I will gather them out of all countries [where] I have driven them in [My] anger & great [fury] & I will bring them again [all the way to] this place. And I will cause them to dwell safely. And they shall be My people & I will be their God. |
[1 Samuel 7:3 And Samuel [spoke] to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods & Ashtaroth from among you. And prepare your hearts to the Lord & serve only Him & He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.] |
And I will give them one heart & one way, [so] that they may fear [respect] Me forever, for the good of them & their children after them. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from [doing] good to them; but I will put My fear [respect] in their hearts, [so] that they shall not depart from Me. |
[Jeremiah 31:33 *But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. The Lord says, After those days, I will put My Law [within] their [inner] parts & write it in their hearts & [I] will be their God & they shall be My people.] |
[Yes,] I will rejoice over them to do them good & I will [certainly] plant them in this land with My whole heart & My whole soul. For the Lord says [this;] Like I have brought all this great [calamity] upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. And fields shall be bought in this land, [of which] you say, It is desolate without man or [animal.] |
It is given into the [control] of the Chaldeans. Men shall buy fields [with] money & [sign deeds,] seal them & take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, the places [around] Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, in the cities [in] the mountains, in the cities of the valley, & in the cities of the South. For I will return [them, from] their captivity, says the Lord. |
[Jeremiah 17:26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, the places [around] Jerusalem, the land of Benjamin, from the plain, from the mountains & from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meat offerings, incense & bringing sacrifices [with] praise, to the [Lord's] house.] |