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Jeremiah 32:25

in Jeremiah 32

Yet You, O Lord GOD, have said to me, ‘Buy for yourself the field with silver and call in witnesses, even though the city has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans!’”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And thou hast said unto me, O Lord Jehovah, Buy thee the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Jeremiah 32

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Jeremiah knew not how to sing both of mercy and judgment, but God here teaches to sing unto him of both. When we know not how to reconcile one word of God with another we may yet be sure that both are true, both are pure, both shall be made good, and not one iota or tittle of either shall fall to the ground.

This site's exposition

After I had given the deed

on Jeremiah 32:16-25

Jeremiah's prayer opens with creation, then moves through the exodus and Israel's disobedience. That history ends in the present siege, where “the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans.” Verse 25 sets the LORD's command, “Buy for yourself the field with silver,” beside that fact.

This site's exposition

Buy for yourself the field with silver

Barnes observes that the command needs only to be set beside the state of Jerusalem to look contrary to all prudence. Jeremiah lays the two side by side. Matthew Henry takes the lesson that two words of God which seem at odds are both true and both kept.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 24, 25.) Behold, fortifications have been built against the city, in order to take it; and the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans, who fight against it with the sword, famine, and pestilence. And whatever you have spoken has happened, as you yourself see; and you say to me, Lord God, buy the field with silver, and have witnesses, when the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans?

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And thou hast said to me, O Lord God,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

We have a message which God thereupon entrusted him to deliver to the people. He must foretel the utter destruction of Judah and Jerusalem for their sins,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

For - See the margin. It is enough to place the command side by side with the state of Jerusalem to show how contrary it is to all the rules of human prudence. The prophet is sure that God will explain to him his difficulty.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאַתָּ֞הand you

    veatahH859 →1094 times

  • אָמַ֤רְתָּyou have said

    ʾamartaH559 →5305 times

  • אֵלַי֙to me

    ʾelaiH413 →5510 times

  • אֲדֹנָ֣יO Lord

    ʾadonaiH136 →440 times

  • יְהוִ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3069 →306 times

  • קְנֵֽה־buy

    keneh-H7069 →84 times

  • לְךָ֧for <the> yourself

    lekha

  • הַשָּׂדֶ֛הthe field

    hasadehH7704 →334 times

  • בַּכֶּ֖סֶףwith <the> silver

    bakesefH3701 →403 times

  • וְהָעֵ֣דand cause to witness [it]

    vehaedH5749 →44 times

  • עֵדִ֑יםwitnesses

    ʾedimH5707 →70 times

  • וְהָעִ֥ירand the city

    vehairH5892 →1090 times

  • נִתְּנָ֖הit has been given

    nitenahH5414 →2011 times

  • בְּיַ֥דin [the] hand of

    beyadH3027 →1618 times

  • הַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃the Chaldeans

    hakasdimH3778 →80 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 32:24See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!3 worksJeremiah 32:10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.3 worksPsalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.2 worksRomans 11:33–34O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!2 worksJohn 13:7Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”2 worksPsalms 77:19Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ruth 4:4I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    John 13:7

    Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

    it leads to

    • Daniel 12:8

      I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

    • John 12:16

      At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about…

    • John 14:26

      But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

    • James 5:7–11

      Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

    • John 13:10–12

      Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

  • Through

    Psalms 97:2

    Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 89:14

      Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

    • Exodus 19:9

      The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in…

    • Proverbs 16:12

      Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 32 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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