Jeremias 32:1-11

1 A palavra que veio a Jeremias da parte do Senhor, no ano décimo de Zedequias, rei de Judá, o qual foi o ano dezoito de Nabucodonozor.

2 Ora, cercava então o exército do rei de Babilônia a Jerusalém; e Jeremias, o profeta, se achava encerrado no pátio da guarda que estava na casa do rei de Judá;

3 pois Zedequias, rei de Judá, o havia encarcerado, dizendo: Por que profetizas , dizendo: Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que entrego esta cidade na mão do rei de Babilônia, e ele a tomará;

4 e Zedequias, rei de Judá, não escapará das mãos dos caldeus, mas certamente será entregue na mão do rei de Babilônia, e com ele falará boca a boca, e os seus olhos verão os olhos dele;

5 e ele levará para Babilônia a Zedequias, que ali estará até que eu o visite, diz o Senhor, e, ainda que pelejeis contra os caldeus, não ganhareis?

6 Disse pois Jeremias: Veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

7 Eis que Hanamel, filho de Salum, teu tio, virá a ti, dizendo: Compra o meu campo que está em Anatote, pois tens o direito de resgate; a ti compete comprá-lo.

8 Veio, pois, a mim Hanamel, filho de meu tio, segundo a palavra do Senhor, ao pátio da guarda, e me disse: Compra o meu campo que está em Anatote, na terra de Benjamim; porque teu é o direito de herança e teu é o de resgate; compra-o para ti. Então entendi que isto era a palavra do Senhor.

9 Comprei, pois, de Hanamel, filho de meu tio, o campo que está em Anatote; e pesei-lhe o dinheiro, dezessete siclos de prata.

10 Assinei a escritura e a selei, chamei testemunhas, e pesei-lhe o dinheiro numa balança.

11 E tomei a escritura da compra, que continha os termos e as condições, tanto a que estava selada, como a cópia que estava aberta,

Jeremias 32:1-11 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.