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Jeremiah 32 (WEBP)

[1] This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
[2] Now at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was shut up 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, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;
[4] and Zedekiah king of Judah won’t escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes will see his eyes;
[5] and he will bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him,” says Yahweh, “though you fight with the Chaldeans, you will not prosper” ’?”
[6] Jeremiah said, “Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[7] ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ ”
[8] “So Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to Yahweh’s word, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself.’ “Then I knew that this was Yahweh’s word.
[9] I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
[10] I signed the deed, sealed it, called witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances to him.
[11] So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;
[12] and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
[13] “I commanded Baruch before them, saying,
[14] 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.’
[15] For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.’
[16] Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
[17] “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.
[18] You show loving kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them. The great, the mighty God, Yahweh of Armies is your name:
[19] great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;
[20] who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today;
[21] and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;
[22] and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
[23] They came in and possessed it, but they didn’t obey your voice and didn’t walk in your law. They have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do. Therefore you have caused all this evil to come upon them.
[24] “Behold, siege ramps have been built against the city to take it. The city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, of the famine, and of the pestilence. What you have spoken has happened. Behold, you see it.
[25] You have said to me, Lord Yahweh, ‘Buy the field for money, and call witnesses;’ whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”
[26] Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
[27] “Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me?
[28] Therefore Yahweh says: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it.
[29] The Chaldeans, who fight against this city, will come and set this city on fire, and burn it with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
[30] “For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says Yahweh.
[31] For this city has been to me a provocation of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even to this day, so that I should remove it from before my face,
[32] because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[33] They have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. Although I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.
[34] But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
[35] They built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through fire to Molech, which I didn’t command them. It didn’t even come into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.”
[36] Now therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says concerning this city, about which you say, “It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:”
[37] “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely.
[38] Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.
[39] I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good and the good of their children after them.
[40] I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.
[41] Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
[42] For Yahweh says: “Just as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.
[43] Fields will be bought in this land, about which you say, ‘It is desolate, without man or animal. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’
[44] Men will buy fields for money, sign the deeds, seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captivity to be reversed,” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 32:9 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.

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Jeremiah 32 (KJVS)

[1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah , which [was] the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar .
[2] For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged () Jerusalem : and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up () in the court of the prison , which [was] in the king of Judah’s house .
[3] For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up (), saying (), Wherefore dost thou prophesy (), and say (), Thus saith () the LORD , Behold, I will give () this city into the hand of the king of Babylon , and he shall take () it;
[4] And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape () out of the hand of the Chaldeans , but shall surely () be delivered () into the hand of the king of Babylon , and shall speak () with him mouth to mouth , and his eyes shall behold () his eyes ;
[5] And he shall lead () Zedekiah to Babylon , and there shall he be until I visit () him, saith () the LORD : though ye fight () with the Chaldeans , ye shall not prosper ().
[6] And Jeremiah said (), The word of the LORD came unto me, saying (),
[7] Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come () unto thee, saying (), Buy () thee my field that [is] in Anathoth : for the right of redemption [is] thine to buy () [it].
[8] So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came () to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD , and said () unto me, Buy () my field , I pray thee, that [is] in Anathoth , which [is] in the country of Benjamin : for the right of inheritance [is] thine, and the redemption [is] thine; buy () [it] for thyself. Then I knew () that this [was] the word of the LORD .
[9] And I bought () the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son , that [was] in Anathoth , and weighed () him the money , [even] seventeen shekels of silver .
[10] And I subscribed () the evidence , and sealed () [it], and took () witnesses , and weighed () [him] the money in the balances .
[11] So I took () the evidence of the purchase , [both] that which was sealed () [according] to the law and custom , and that which was open ():
[12] And I gave () the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah , the son of Maaseiah , in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s [son], and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed () the book of the purchase , before all the Jews that sat () in the court of the prison .
[13] And I charged () Baruch before them, saying (),
[14] Thus saith () 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 .
[15] For thus saith () the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel ; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again () in this land .
[16] Now when I had delivered () the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah , I prayed () unto the LORD , saying (),
[17] Ah Lord GOD ! behold, thou hast made () the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out () arm , [and] there is nothing too hard () for thee:
[18] Thou shewest () lovingkindness unto thousands , and recompensest () the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great , the Mighty God , the LORD of hosts , [is] his name ,
[19] Great in counsel , and mighty in work : for thine eyes [are] open () upon all the ways of the sons of men : to give () every one according to his ways , and according to the fruit of his doings :
[20] Which hast set () signs and wonders in the land of Egypt , [even] unto this day , and in Israel , and among [other] men ; and hast made () thee a name , as at this day ;
[21] And hast brought forth () thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs , and with wonders , and with a strong hand , and with a stretched out () arm , and with great terror ;
[22] And hast given () them this land , which thou didst swear () to their fathers to give () them, a land flowing () with milk and honey ;
[23] And they came in (), and possessed () it; but they obeyed () not thy voice , neither walked () in thy law ; they have done () nothing of all that thou commandedst () them to do (): therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come () upon them:
[24] Behold the mounts , they are come () unto the city to take () it; and the city is given () into the hand of the Chaldeans , that fight () against it, because of the sword , and of the famine , and of the pestilence : and what thou hast spoken () is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest () [it].
[25] And thou hast said () unto me, O Lord GOD , Buy () thee the field for money , and take () witnesses ; for the city is given () into the hand of the Chaldeans .
[26] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah , saying (),
[27] Behold, I [am] the LORD , the God of all flesh : is there any thing too hard () for me?
[28] Therefore thus saith () the LORD ; Behold, I will give () this city into the hand of the Chaldeans , and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , and he shall take () it:
[29] And the Chaldeans , that fight () against this city , shall come () and set () fire on this city , and burn () it with the houses , upon whose roofs they have offered incense () unto Baal , and poured out () drink offerings unto other gods , to provoke me to anger ().
[30] For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done () evil before me from their youth : for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger () with the work of their hands , saith () the LORD .
[31] For this city hath been to me [as] a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built () it even unto this day ; that I should remove () it from before my face ,
[32] Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah , which they have done () to provoke me to anger (), they, their kings , their princes , their priests , and their prophets , and the men of Judah , and the inhabitants () of Jerusalem .
[33] And they have turned () unto me the back , and not the face : though I taught () them, rising up early () and teaching () [them], yet they have not hearkened () to receive () instruction .
[34] But they set () their abominations in the house , which is called () by my name , to defile () it.
[35] And they built () the high places of Baal , which [are] in the valley of the son of Hinnom , to cause their sons and their daughters to pass () through [the fire] unto Molech ; which I commanded () them not, neither came () it into my mind , that they should do () this abomination , to cause Judah to sin ().
[36] And now therefore thus saith () the LORD , the God of Israel , concerning this city , whereof ye say (), It shall be delivered () into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword , and by the famine , and by the pestilence ;
[37] Behold, I will gather them out () of all countries , whither I have driven () them in mine anger , and in my fury , and in great wrath ; and I will bring them again () unto this place , and I will cause them to dwell () safely :
[38] And they shall be my people , and I will be their God :
[39] And I will give () them one heart , and one way , that they may fear () me for ever , for the good of them, and of their children after them:
[40] And I will make () an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away () from them , to do them good (); but I will put () my fear in their hearts , that they shall not depart () from me.
[41] Yea, I will rejoice () over them to do them good (), and I will plant () them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul .
[42] For thus saith () the LORD ; Like as I have brought () all this great evil upon this people , so will I bring () upon them all the good that I have promised () them.
[43] And fields shall be bought () in this land , whereof ye say (), [It is] desolate without man or beast ; it is given () into the hand of the Chaldeans .
[44] Men shall buy () fields for money , and subscribe () evidences , and seal () [them], and take () witnesses in the land of Benjamin , and in the places about Jerusalem , and in the cities of Judah , and in the cities of the mountains , and in the cities of the valley , and in the cities of the south : for I will cause their captivity to return (), saith () the LORD .

Young’s Literal Translation

Jeremiah 32 (YLT)

[1] The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah-it is the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar,
[2] And then the forces of the king of Babylon are laying siege against Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet hath been shut up in the court of the prison that is in the house of the king of Judah,
[3] Where Zedekiah king of Judah hath shut him up, saying, ‘Wherefore art thou prophesying, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it;
[4] And Zedekiah king of Judah doth not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but is certainly given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and his mouth hath spoken with his mouth, and his eyes see his eyes,
[5] And to Babylon he leadeth Zedekiah, and there he is till My inspecting him,-an affirmation of Jehovah-because ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye do not prosper.’
[6] And Jeremiah saith, ‘A word of Jehovah hath been unto me saying,
[7] Lo, Hanameel son of Shallum, thine uncle, is coming unto thee, saying, Buy for thee my field that is in Anathoth, for thine is the right of redemption-to buy.
[8] And Hanameel, my uncle’s son, cometh in unto me, according to the word of Jehovah, unto the court of the prison, and saith unto me, ‘Buy, I pray thee, my field that is in Anathoth, that is in the land of Benjamin, for thine is the right of possession, and thine of redemption-buy for thee.’ And I know that it is the word of Jehovah,
[9] And I buy the field, that is in Anathoth, from Hanameel, my uncle’s son, and I weigh to him the money-seventeen shekels of silver.
[10] And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;
[11] And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.
[12] And I give the purchase-book unto Baruch son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, before the eyes of Hanameel, my uncle’s son, and before the eyes of the witnesses, those writing in the purchase-book, before the eyes of all the Jews who are sitting in the court of the prison.
[13] And I charge Baruch before their eyes, saying,
[14] ‘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;
[15] For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Again are houses and fields and vineyards bought in this land.’
[16] And I pray unto Jehovah-after my giving the purchase-book unto Baruch son of Neriah-saying,
[17] ‘Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth by Thy great power, and by Thy stretched-out arm; there is nothing too wonderful for Thee:
[18] Doing kindness to thousands, and recompensing iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their sons after them; God, the great, the mighty, Jehovah of Hosts is His name,
[19] Great in counsel, and mighty in act, in that Thine eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of Adam, to give to each according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
[20] In that thou hast done signs and wonders in the land of Egypt unto this day, and in Israel, and among men, and Thou dost make for Thee a name as at this day.
[21] ‘And Thou bringest forth Thy people Israel from the land of Egypt, with signs and with wonders, and by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great fear,
[22] And thou givest to them this land that thou didst swear to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey,
[23] And they come in, and possess it, and they have not hearkened to Thy voice, and in Thy law have not walked, all that which Thou didst lay a charge on them to do they have not done, and Thou dost proclaim to them all this evil.
[24] ‘Lo, the mounts-they have come in to the city to capture it, and the city hath been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it, because of the sword, and the famine, and the pestilence; and that which Thou hast spoken hath come to pass, and lo, Thou art seeing;
[25] Yet Thou hast said unto me, O Lord Jehovah, Buy for thee the field with money, and cause witnesses to testify-and the city hath been given into the hand of the Chaldeans!’
[26] And the word of Jehovah is unto Jeremiah, saying:
[27] ‘Lo, I am Jehovah, God of all flesh: For Me is anything too wonderful?
[28] ‘Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he hath captured it;
[29] And come in have the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city, and they have set this city on fire, and have burned it, and the houses on whose roofs they made perfume to Baal, and poured out libations to other gods, so as to provoke Me to anger.
[30] For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been only doing evil in Mine eyes, from their youth; for the sons of Israel are only provoking Me with the work of their hands-an affirmation of Jehovah.
[31] ‘For a cause of Mine anger, and a cause of My fury, hath this city been to Me, even from the day that they built it, and unto this day-to turn it aside from before My face,
[32] Because of all the evil of the sons of Israel, and of the sons of Judah that they have done, so as to provoke Me-they, their kings, their heads, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[33] And they turn unto Me the neck, and not the face, and teaching them, rising early and teaching, and they are not hearkening to accept instruction.
[34] ‘And they set their abominations in the house over which My name is called, so as to defile it;
[35] And they build the high places of Baal, that are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come up on my heart to do this abomination, so as to cause Judah to sin.
[36] ‘And now, therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning this city, of which ye are saying, It hath been given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, and by famine, and by pestilence,
[37] Lo, I am gathering them out of all the lands whither I have driven them in Mine anger, and in My fury, and in great wrath, and I have brought them back unto this place, and have caused them to dwell confidently;
[38] and they have been to Me for a people, and I am to them for God;
[39] and I have given to them one heart, and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them, and to their sons after them:
[40] and I have made for them a covenant age-during, in that I turn not back from after them for My doing them good, and My fear I put in their heart, so as not to turn aside from me;
[41] and I have rejoiced over them to do them good, and have planted them in this land in truth, with all my heart, and with all My soul.
[42] ‘For thus said Jehovah: As I brought in unto this people all this great evil, so I am bringing in on them all the good that I am speaking concerning them;
[43] and bought hath been the field in this land of which ye are saying, A desolation it is, without man and beast, it hath been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
[44] Fields with money they buy, so as to write in a book, and to seal, and to cause witnesses to testify, in the land of Benjamin, and in suburbs of Jerusalem, and in cities of Judah, and in cities of the hill-country, and in cities of the low country, and in cities of the south, for I turn back their captivity-an affirmation of Jehovah.’