Jeremiah 32:13
11 Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
12 and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
In their sight I instructed Baruch,
14 “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.
15 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In their sight I instructed Baruch,
- KJV
- And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
- WEB
- “I commanded Baruch before them, saying,
- ASV
- And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
- DARBY
- And I charged Baruch in their presence, saying,
- BLB
- And I commanded Baruch before their eyes, saying:
- ÅB
- Og i deres nærvær gav jeg Baruk dette pålegg:
- OTB
- I deres nærvær instruerte jeg Baruk og sa,
- B1930
- Og i deres nærvær gav jeg Baruk dette pålegg: