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Jeremiah 32

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 32 of 52

1 The Word which was to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the tenth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.

2 For then the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem. And Jeremiah the prophet was shut in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.

3 For Zedekiah, king of Judah, had shut him up, saying, Why do you prophesy and say, So says Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it?

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Chapter Summary

Jeremiah imprisoned by Zedekiah, buys Hanameel's field. Baruch preserves the evidences. Jehovah confirms the captivity for their sins, and promises a gracious return.

Key Hebrew Words

צָרִ֖ים shew hostility to H6696 · TWOT 1899
נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
אֲחֵרִ֔ים another H312 · TWOT 68a
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
עֹ֖רֶף back of neck H6203 · TWOT 1700a

People & Context

Jeremiah Buys Hanameel's Field

While shut in the court of the guard during the Babylonian siege, Jeremiah buys a field in Anathoth from his cousin Hanameel, sealing the deed in an e…

Jeremiah's Prayer and God's Response

Jeremiah prays, confused about buying land when the city is falling to the Chaldeans. God confirms the city's destruction due to idolatry, but promise…

Timeline

Jeremiah Buys Hanameel's Field

While shut in the court of the guard during the Babylonian siege, Jeremiah buys a field in Anathoth from his cousin Hanameel, sealing the deed in an earthen vessel as a prophetic sign that land will be bought again.

Jeremiah 32:1-15
Jeremiah's Prayer and God's Response

Jeremiah prays, confused about buying land when the city is falling to the Chaldeans. God confirms the city's destruction due to idolatry, but promises an everlasting covenant and safe return.

Jeremiah 32:16-44

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