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
.
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
.
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;
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
;
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
.
And Jeremiah said
, The word
of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
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 .
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
.
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
.
And I subscribed the evidence
, and sealed
it , and took
witnesses
, and weighed
him the money
in the balances
.
So I took the evidence
of the purchase
, both that which was sealed
according to the law
and custom
, and that which was open
:
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
.
And I charged Baruch
before
them, saying
,
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
.
For thus saith the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
; Houses
and fields
and vineyards
shall be possessed again
in this land
.
Now when I had delivered
the evidence
of the purchase
unto Baruch
the son
of Neriah
, I prayed
unto the LORD
, saying
,
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:
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
,
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
:
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
;
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
;
And hast given them this land
, which thou didst swear
to their fathers
to give
them, a land
flowing
with milk
and honey
;
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:
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 .
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
.
Then came the word of the LORD
unto Jeremiah
, saying
,
Behold, I am the LORD, the God
of all flesh
: is there any thing
too hard
for me?
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:
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
.
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
.
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
,
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
.
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
.
But they set their abominations
in the house
, which is called
by my name
, to defile
it.
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
.
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
;
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
:
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God
:
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:
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.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.