Focused Passage

Jeremiah 32:1-5

Buying a Field Under Siege: Nothing Is Too Hard for the LORD

The chapter moves from Jerusalem under siege and Jeremiah imprisoned, to the purchase of a field as an enacted promise, to Jeremiah's prayer of obedient perplexity, to the LORD's confirmation of judgment, and finally to the LORD's promise of gathering, heart renewal, everlasting covenant, and restored land transactions.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.

2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.

3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

4 Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.

5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

2 Kings 25:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 39:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 21:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is the word הַדָּבָ֞ר H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative came הָיָ֤ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular - מֵאֵ֣ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker from the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular in the tenth הָעֲשִׂרִ֔ית H6224 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular year בִּשְׁנַת H8141 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular of Zedekiah לְצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ H6667 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֑ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular which הִ֧יא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular was the eighteenth שְׁמֹנֶֽה־ H8083 Number - feminine singular . . . עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה H6240 Number - feminine singular . . . שָׁנָ֖ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular year הַשָּׁנָ֛ה H8141 Article | Noun - feminine singular of Nebuchadnezzar לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּֽר׃ H5019 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jeremiah 37:21 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:1 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 3:25 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:8 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 36:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

At that time וְאָ֗ז H227 Conjunctive waw | Adverb the army חֵ֚יל H2428 Noun - masculine singular construct of the king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular was besieging צָרִ֖ים H6696 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular and Jeremiah וְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ H3414 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular the prophet הַנָּבִ֗יא H5030 Article | Noun - masculine singular was הָיָ֤ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular imprisoned כָלוּא֙ H3607 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular in the courtyard בַּחֲצַ֣ר H2691 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct of the guard הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה H4307 Article | Noun - feminine singular which was אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative in the palace בֵּֽית־ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the king מֶ֥לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָֽה׃ H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Jeremiah 34:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 21:4 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:28 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:16 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 26:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

For אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ H6667 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular had imprisoned him כְּלָא֔וֹ H3607 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular saying לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Why מַדּוּעַ֩ H4069 Interrogative are you אַתָּ֨ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular prophesying נִבָּ֜א H5012 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular like this כֹּ֚ה H3541 Adverb You claim that לֵאמֹ֗ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Behold הִנְנִ֨י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I am about to deliver נֹתֵ֜ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular this הַזֹּ֛את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular city הָעִ֥יר H5892 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker into the hand בְּיַ֥ד H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶ֖ל H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular and he will capture it וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃ H3920 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Jeremiah 34:3 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 25:4 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 37:17 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:18 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

Zedekiah וְצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ H6667 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular will not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle escape יִמָּלֵ֖ט H4422 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular from the hands מִיַּ֣ד H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of the Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים H3778 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural but כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction he will surely be delivered הִנָּתֹ֤ן H5414 Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute . . . יִנָּתֵן֙ H5414 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular into the hand בְּיַ֣ד H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular and will speak with him וְדִבֶּר־ H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular face פִּ֣יו H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular to עִם־ H5973 Preposition face פִּ֔יו H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and see him תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃ H7200 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural eye וְעֵינָ֖יו H5869 Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to eye עֵינוֹ H5869 Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

That is, the Babylonians; also in verses 5, 24, 25, 28, 29, and 43

Verse 5

Cross-references

Jeremiah 21:4 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 27:22 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:5 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 17:15 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 17:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

He will take יוֹלִ֤ךְ H1980 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ H6667 Noun - proper - masculine singular to Babylon וּבָבֶ֞ל H894 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular where וְשָׁ֣ם H8033 Conjunctive waw | Adverb he will stay יִֽהְיֶ֔ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition I attend to פָּקְדִ֥י H6485 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular him אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular If כִּ֧י H3588 Conjunction you fight תִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּ H3898 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural against אֶת־ H854 Preposition the Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים H3778 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural you will not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle succeed תַצְלִֽיחוּ׃פ H6743 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural

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