Jeremiah 32:6

6 Jeremiah said, “The word of the LORD came to me:

Jeremiah 32:6 in Other Translations

6 And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

6 Jeremiah said, "The word of the LORD came to me:

6 At that time the LORD sent me a message. He said,

6 Jeremiah said, "God's Message came to me like this:

6 Jeremiah replied, "The word of the Lord came to me:

Jeremiah 32:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:6

And Jeremiah said, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] Not that he said this to Zedekiah; but the prophet, after the above preface, returns to declare what the word of the Lord was, which came to him at the time before mentioned.

Jeremiah 32:6 In-Context

4 Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape the Babylonians but will certainly be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes.

5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will remain until I deal with him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not succeed.’ ”

6 Jeremiah said, “The word of the LORD came to me:

7 Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth, because as nearest relative it is your right and duty to buy it.’

8 “Then, just as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.’ “I knew that this was the word of the LORD;