Jeremías 32:22-32

22 Le diste al pueblo de Israel esta tierra que habías prometido hace mucho tiempo a sus antepasados, tierra donde fluyen la leche y la miel.

23 Nuestros antepasados vinieron, la conquistaron y vivieron en ella, pero rehusaron obedecerte o seguir tu palabra. No hicieron nada de lo que les ordenaste. Por eso enviaste este terrible desastre sobre ellos.

24 »¡Miren cómo han construido rampas de asalto contra las murallas de la ciudad! Por medio de guerra, hambre y enfermedad la ciudad será entregada a los babilonios, que la conquistarán. Todo ha sucedido tal como lo dijiste.

25 Y aun así, oh Señor
Soberano, me has ordenado comprar el terreno —hasta pagué mucho dinero en presencia de estos testigos— aunque la ciudad pronto será entregada a los babilonios».

26 Predicción de la caída de Jerusalén
Después Jeremías recibió el siguiente mensaje del Señor
:

27 «Yo soy el Señor
, Dios de todos los pueblos del mundo. ¿Hay algo demasiado difícil para mí?

28 Por lo tanto, esto dice el Señor
: entregaré esta ciudad a los babilonios y a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y él la conquistará.

29 Los babilonios que están fuera de las murallas entrarán y prenderán fuego a la ciudad. Quemarán por completo todas estas casas, donde el pueblo provocó mi enojo al quemar incienso a Baal en las azoteas y al derramar ofrendas líquidas a otros dioses.

30 Desde su comienzo Israel y Judá solo han hecho lo malo. Me han enfurecido con todas sus malas acciones —dice el Señor
—.

31 Desde el día que se construyó esta ciudad hasta ahora no han hecho más que enojarme, así que estoy decidido a deshacerme de ella.

32 »Los pecados de Israel y de Judá —los pecados de la gente de Jerusalén, de los reyes, de los funcionarios, de los sacerdotes y de los profetas— han provocado mi enojo.

Jeremías 32:22-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 32

This chapter contains an account of Jeremiah's imprisonment, and the cause of it; of his buying a field of his uncle's son, and the design of it; of his prayer to God, and of the answer returned to him. The time of his imprisonment, the place where, and the reasons of it, are observed in Jer 32:1-5; that his uncle's son would come and offer the sale of a field to him was told him by the Lord, which he did accordingly, Jer 32:6,7; of whom he bought the field, paid the money, had the purchase confirmed in a legal way, before witnesses, Jer 32:8-12; and the writings of it he committed to Baruch, to put in an earthen vessel, where they were to continue some time as a pledge of houses, fields, and vineyards, being possessed again after the captivity, Jer 32:13-15; then follows a prayer of his to the Lord, in which he addresses him as the Maker of all things; as the Lord God omnipotent; as a God of great grace and mercy, as well as strict justice; as a God of wisdom, counsel, and might, and an omniscient and righteous Being, Jer 32:16-19; and recounts the wonderful things he had done for the people of Israel, Jer 32:20-22; and observes the ingratitude and disobedience of that people, which were the cause of the present siege of the city, which should surely be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, Jer 32:23-25; to which prayer an answer is returned, Jer 32:26; in which the Lord describes himself as the God of all flesh, and as able to do what he pleases, Jer 32:27; and confirms the delivery of the city of Jerusalem unto the Chaldeans, Jer 32:28,29; and assigns the causes of it, the backslidings, disobedience, and dreadful idolatry of the people, Jer 32:30-35; and, notwithstanding, promises a restoration of them to their own land again, Jer 32:36,37; when an opportunity is taken to insert the covenant of grace, and the special articles and peculiar promises of it, for the comfort of the spiritual Israel of God, whether Jews or Gentiles, Jer 32:38-40; and the chapter is concluded with a fresh assurance of the return of the captivity, and of the punctual performance of the promise of it; when fields should be bought in every part of the land, in like manner as Jeremiah had bought his, Jer 32:41-44.