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Jeremiah 32:43

in Jeremiah 32

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.’

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Jeremiah 32

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

God's judgments came gradually upon them, but, they not meeting him by repentance in the way of his judgments, he proceeded in his controversy till all was laid waste, which was in the eleventh year of Zedekiah; now what is here recorded happened in the tenth.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 43) And the fields in this land, of which you say it is deserted because no man, nor animal, remains, will be possessed. Then both men and animals were brought into the Church, according to what is written: 'You will save men and animals, O Lord, both rational and simple.'

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This is mentioned to reconcile Jeremiah to his new purchase. Though he had bought a piece of ground and could not go to see it, yet he must believe that this was the pledge of many a purchase, and those but faint resemblances of the purchased possessions in the heavenly Canaan, reserved for all those who have God's fear in their hearts and do not depart from him.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), It is desolate, without man or beast; there is no relief, there is no remedy. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. Note, Deep security commonly ends in deep despair; whereas those that keep up a holy fear at all times have a good hope to support them in the worst of times.

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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.

  • וְנִקְנָ֥הand it will be bought

    veniknahH7069 →84 times

  • הַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe field

    hasadehH7704 →334 times

  • בָּאָ֣רֶץin the land

    baaretzH776 →2504 times

  • הַזֹּ֑את<the> this

    hazotH2063 →603 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀which

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • אַתֶּ֣םyou

    ʾatemH859 →1094 times

  • אֹמְרִ֗ים[are] saying

    ʾomerimH559 →5305 times

  • שְׁמָמָ֥ה[is] a desolation

    shemamahH8077 →57 times

  • הִיא֙it

    hi'H1931 →1879 times

  • מֵאֵ֤יןfrom not

    meeinH369 →789 times

  • אָדָם֙human being

    ʾadamH120 →551 times

  • וּבְהֵמָ֔הand an animal

    uvehemahH929 →190 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

9 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 33:10This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again5 worksJeremiah 32:15For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”4 worksEzekiel 37:11–14Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’4 worksJeremiah 32:36Now therefore, about this city of which you say, ‘It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword and famine and plague,’ this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:3 worksEzekiel 14:13“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,3 worksEzekiel 29:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.2 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ezekiel 36:33This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.2 worksJohn 13:7Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”2 worksLamentations 3:11He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.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

    Jeremiah 32:15

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”

    it leads to

    • Zechariah 3:10

      On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”

    • Amos 9:14–15

      I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

    • Jeremiah 30:18

      This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will…

    • Jeremiah 33:12–13

      This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 33:10

    This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 32:36

      Now therefore, about this city of which you say, ‘It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword and famine and plague,’ this is what the LORD, the God…

    • Ezekiel 37:11

      Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

  • Through

    Jeremiah 32:36

    Now therefore, about this city of which you say, ‘It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword and famine and plague,’ this is what the LORD, the God…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 32:3

      For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the…

    • Jeremiah 32:24

      See 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…

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 Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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