Jeremiah 32:44
42 For this is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I will bring on them all the good I have promised them.
43 And fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying, ‘It is a desolation, without man or beast; it has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans.’
Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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 the LORD.
- ASV
- Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith Jehovah.
- DARBY
- [Men] shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the writings, and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the environs of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the south: for I will turn their captivity, saith Jehovah.
- BLB
- They will buy fields for money and sign accounts and seal [them], and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negev; for I will turn back their captivity, a declaration of YHWH.”
- ÅB
- De skal kjøpe marker for penger og skrive kjøpebrev og forsegle dem og ta vitner, i Benjamins land og i landet omkring Jerusalem og i Judas byer, både byene i fjellbygdene og byene i lavlandet og byene i sydlandet; for jeg vil gjøre ende på deres fangenskap, sier Herren.
[^1]: JER 32, 27. - OTB
- Åkre skal kjøpes for sølv, og skjøter skal signeres, forsegles og bevitnes i Benjamins område, i områdene rundt Jerusalem, i Judas byer, i byene i fjellandet, i byene i de vestlige fotlandene, og i byene i Negev, fordi Jeg vil gjenopprette deres formuer, erklærer Herren.”
- B1930
- De skal kjøpe marker for penger og skrive kjøpebrev og forsegle dem og ta vidner, i Benjamins land og i landet omkring Jerusalem og i Judas byer, både byene i fjellbygdene og byene i lavlandet og byene i sydlandet; for jeg vil gjøre ende på deres fangenskap, sier Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 17:26
And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:7
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:11
the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:26
then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”
Read in contextJeremiah 32:10
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
Read in contextJeremiah 32:37
I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety.
Read in contextPsalms 126:1–4
When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
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