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Jeremiah 32:44

in Jeremiah 32

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.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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.

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.

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This verse in Jeremiah 32

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Men shall buy fields for money - This is a reference to the symbolical purchase mentioned at the beginning of the chapter; that may be considered by them as a sure sign of their restoration, not only to the same land, but to their respective inheritances in that land. This the power of God could alone perform.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 44) The fields will be bought with money, and recorded in a book, and sealed with a seal, and witnesses will be present in the land of Benjamin, and around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, and in the mountainous cities, and in the cities of the plain (or Shephelah), and in the cities of the Negev (which are to the south). For I will restore their captivity, says the Lord. Then fields were bought with money, so that we could make friends for ourselves with the unjust mammon, who would receive us into eternal tabernacles (Luke 16).

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

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.

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.
Men shall buy fields for money,.... They shall have plenty of money, and they shall lay it out in land, and carry on husbandry, cultivate the ground, which had lain long untilled, but now should be manured for public as well as private good.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Referring to the forms of contract (Jer 32:10-12): Benjamin--specified as Anathoth; Jeremiah's place of residence where the field lay (Jer 32:8), was in it.

The words behind it

26 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.

  • שָׂד֞וֹתfields

    sadotH7704 →334 times

  • בַּכֶּ֣סֶףfor <the> silver

    bakesefH3701 →403 times

  • יִקְנ֗וּpeople will buy

    yiknuH7069 →84 times

  • וְכָת֨וֹבand they will write

    vekhatovH3789 →224 times

  • בַּסֵּ֥פֶר׀on the document

    baseferH5612 →186 times

  • וְחָתוֹם֮and they will seal [it]

    vechatomH2856 →26 times

  • וְהָעֵ֣דand cause to witness [it]

    vehaedH5749 →44 times

  • עֵדִים֒witnesses

    ʾedimH5707 →70 times

  • בְּאֶ֨רֶץin [the] land of

    beeretzH776 →2504 times

  • בִּנְיָמִ֜ןBenjamin

    binyaminH1144 →166 times

  • וּבִסְבִיבֵ֣יand in [the] surroundings of

    uvisviveiH5439 →336 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וּבְעָרֵ֤יand in [the] cities of

    uveareiH5892 →1090 times

  • יְהוּדָה֙Judah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • וּבְעָרֵ֣יand in [the] cities of

    uveareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הָהָ֔רthe hill country

    haharH2022 →546 times

  • וּבְעָרֵ֥יand in [the] cities of

    uveareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הthe Shephelah

    hashefelahH8219 →20 times

  • וּבְעָרֵ֣יand in [the] cities of

    uveareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הַנֶּ֑גֶבthe Negev

    hanegevH5045 →112 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • אָשִׁ֥יבI will turn back

    ʾashivH7725 →1056 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • שְׁבוּתָ֖םcaptivity their

    shevutamH7622 →32 times

  • נְאֻם־[the] utterance of

    neum-H5002 →376 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

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

Related verses

14 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 17:26And 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.6 worksJeremiah 32:10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.6 worksJeremiah 33:7I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.6 worksJeremiah 33:26then 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.”4 worksJeremiah 33:11the 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.4 worksObadiah 1:19Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.4 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
Obadiah 1:20And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.4 worksJeremiah 30:3For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”4 worksZephaniah 2:7The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.3 worksIsaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’3 worksZechariah 7:7Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’”3 worksJeremiah 32:37I 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.2 worksEzekiel 36:12Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.2 worksPsalms 126:1–4When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.1 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 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…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 107:22

      Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Chronicles 16:34

      Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

    • Psalms 106:1

      Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

    • Psalms 107:1

      Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

    • Hebrews 13:15

      Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 33:7

    I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 1:26

      I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”

    • 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 30:3

      For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to…

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.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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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