Jeremías 32:33-43

33 Ellos me dieron la espalda, y no el rostro; aunque les enseñaba, enseñándoles una y otra vez, no escucharon ni aceptaron corrección,

34 sino que pusieron sus abominaciones en la casa que es llamada por mi nombre, profanándola.

35 Y edificaron los lugares altos de Baal que están en el valle de Ben-hinom, para hacer pasar por el fuego a sus hijos y a sus hijas en honor de Moloc, lo cual no les había mandado, ni me pasó por la mente que ellos cometieran esta abominación, para hacer que Judá pecara.

36 Ahora pues, así dice el SEÑOR, Dios de Israel, en cuanto a esta ciudad de la cual vosotros decís: "Va a ser entregada en mano del rey de Babilonia por la espada, por el hambre y por la pestilencia."

37 He aquí, los reuniré de todas las tierras a las cuales los he echado en mi ira, en mi furor y con gran enojo, y los haré volver a este lugar y los haré morar seguros.

38 Ellos serán mi pueblo, y yo seré su Dios;

39 y les daré un solo corazón y un solo camino, para que me teman siempre, para bien de ellos y de sus hijos después de ellos.

40 Haré con ellos un pacto eterno, por el que no me apartaré de ellos, para hacerles bien, e infundiré mi temor en sus corazones para que no se aparten de mí.

41 Me regocijaré en ellos haciéndoles bien, y ciertamente los plantaré en esta tierra, con todo mi corazón y con toda mi alma.

42 Porque así dice el SEÑOR: "Como he traído a este pueblo toda esta gran calamidad así he de traer sobre ellos todo el bien que les prometo.

43 "Y se comprarán campos en esta tierra de la cual decís vosotros: 'Es una desolación, sin hombres ni animales; entregada está en mano de los caldeos.'

Jeremías 32:33-43 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.