Jeremiah 32:13

13 And I commanded Baruch {in their presence}, {saying},

Jeremiah 32:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:13

And I charged Baruch before them
Before his kinsman, the witnesses of the deed, and the Jews that were in the court: saying,
as follows:

Jeremiah 32:13 In-Context

11 Then I took the deed of the purchase, the sealed [copy containing] the commandments and the rules, together with the [one] that was open.

12 And I gave the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, {in the presence of} Hanamel, [the son of] my uncle, and {in the presence of} the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, {in the presence of} the Judeans who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard.

13 And I commanded Baruch {in their presence}, {saying},

14 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, the sealed one, and this opened deed, and you must put them in an {earthenware jar} so that they may be kept preserved many days."

15 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: "Houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land." '

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "before their eyes"
• [b] Literally "to say"