Jeremiah 32
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 32 of 52
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
People & Context
The prophet, shut in the court of the guard, who buys Hanameel's field as a sign of restoration and prays to Jehovah.
King of Judah who had imprisoned Jeremiah for prophesying Jerusalem's fall to Babylon.
Jeremiah's cousin, son of uncle Shallum, who comes selling his field in Anathoth.
Son of Neriah; receives the sealed purchase deeds to store in an earthen vessel for many days.
King of Babylon whose army besieges Jerusalem and into whose hand the city is given.
Timeline
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 32:1-15Jeremiah 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.
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