Jeremiah 32
- 1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
- 2For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
- 3For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Therefore you do prophesy, and say, The Lord says this, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
- 4And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall look on his eyes.
- 5And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him, says the Lord: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper.
- 6And Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
- 7Hanameel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you saying, Buy my field that is in Anathoth. For the right of redemption is yours to buy it.
- 8So Hanameel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, Buy my field, I ask you, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
- 9And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen pieces of silver.
- 10And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
- 11So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
- 12And I gave the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
- 13And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
- 14The Lord of Hosts says this, the God of Israel. Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open. And put them in a clay pot, that they may continue many days.
- 15For the Lord of Hosts says this, the God of Israel. Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
- 16Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying,
- 17Ah Lord God! You have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for you:
- 18You show faithful love to thousands, and repay the wrongdoing of the fathers on their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of Hosts, is his name,
- 19Great in counsel, and mighty in work. For your eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his actions:
- 20Which have set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, and in Israel, and among other men. And have made you a name, as at this day.
- 21And have brought out your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror.
- 22And have given them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
- 23And they came in, and possessed it. But they did not obey your voice, neither walked in your law. They have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do: therefore you have caused all this evil to come on them:
- 24Look at the mounts, they have come to the city to take it. And the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the plague: and what you have spoken has happened. And you see it.
- 25And you have said to me, O Lord God, Buy the field for money, and take witnesses. For the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
- 26Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
- 27I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
- 28Therefore the Lord says this. I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
- 29And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
- 30For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth. For the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says the Lord.
- 31For this city has been to me as a provocation of my anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even to this day. That I should remove it from before my face,
- 32Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the people of Jerusalem.
- 33And they have turned to me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.
- 34But they set their disgusting idols in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
- 35And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech. Which I did not command them, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this disgusting thing, to cause Judah to sin.
- 36And now therefore the Lord says this, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which you say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague.
- 37I will gather them out of all countries, where I have driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath. And I will bring them again to this place, and I will cause them to live safely:
- 38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
- 39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- 40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good. But I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not turn away from me.
- 41Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land certainly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
- 42For the Lord says this. Like as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.
- 43And fields shall be bought in this land, of which you say, It is ruined without man or beast. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
- 44Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south. For I will cause their captivity to return, says the Lord.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Jeremiah 32 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVFor Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
GIGAKJVFor Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Therefore you do prophesy, and say, The Lord says this, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
KJVAnd Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;
GIGAKJVAnd Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall look on his eyes.
KJVAnd he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
GIGAKJVAnd he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him, says the Lord: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper.
KJVAnd Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
KJVBehold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
GIGAKJVHanameel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you saying, Buy my field that is in Anathoth. For the right of redemption is yours to buy it.
KJVSo Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
GIGAKJVSo Hanameel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, Buy my field, I ask you, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
KJVAnd I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
GIGAKJVAnd I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen pieces of silver.
KJVAnd I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
GIGAKJVAnd I gave the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
GIGAKJVThe Lord of Hosts says this, the God of Israel. Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open. And put them in a clay pot, that they may continue many days.
KJVFor thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
GIGAKJVFor the Lord of Hosts says this, the God of Israel. Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
KJVNow when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord, saying,
GIGAKJVNow when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying,
KJVAh Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
GIGAKJVAh Lord God! You have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for you:
KJVThou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,
GIGAKJVYou show faithful love to thousands, and repay the wrongdoing of the fathers on their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of Hosts, is his name,
KJVGreat in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
GIGAKJVGreat in counsel, and mighty in work. For your eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his actions:
KJVWhich hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
GIGAKJVWhich have set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, and in Israel, and among other men. And have made you a name, as at this day.
KJVAnd hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
GIGAKJVAnd have brought out your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror.
KJVAnd hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
GIGAKJVAnd have given them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
KJVAnd they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
GIGAKJVAnd they came in, and possessed it. But they did not obey your voice, neither walked in your law. They have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do: therefore you have caused all this evil to come on them:
KJVBehold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
GIGAKJVLook at the mounts, they have come to the city to take it. And the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the plague: and what you have spoken has happened. And you see it.
KJVAnd thou hast said unto me, O Lord God, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
GIGAKJVAnd you have said to me, O Lord God, Buy the field for money, and take witnesses. For the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
KJVThen came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,
GIGAKJVThen the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
KJVBehold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
GIGAKJVI am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord says this. I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
KJVAnd the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
GIGAKJVAnd the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
KJVFor the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the Lord.
GIGAKJVFor the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth. For the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says the Lord.
KJVFor this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
GIGAKJVFor this city has been to me as a provocation of my anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even to this day. That I should remove it from before my face,
KJVBecause of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVBecause of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the people of Jerusalem.
KJVAnd they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.
GIGAKJVAnd they have turned to me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.
KJVBut they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
GIGAKJVBut they set their disgusting idols in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
KJVAnd they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
GIGAKJVAnd they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech. Which I did not command them, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this disgusting thing, to cause Judah to sin.
KJVAnd now therefore thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;
GIGAKJVAnd now therefore the Lord says this, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which you say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague.
KJVBehold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
GIGAKJVI will gather them out of all countries, where I have driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath. And I will bring them again to this place, and I will cause them to live safely:
KJVAnd I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
GIGAKJVAnd I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good. But I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not turn away from me.
KJVYea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
GIGAKJVYes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land certainly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
KJVFor thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
GIGAKJVFor the Lord says this. Like as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.
KJVAnd fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
GIGAKJVAnd fields shall be bought in this land, of which you say, It is ruined without man or beast. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
KJVMen shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the Lord.
GIGAKJVMen shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south. For I will cause their captivity to return, says the Lord.
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