Jeremiah Chapter 32
So, a message from the Lord came to Jeremiah in Zedekiah's tenth year, while Nebuchadrezzar was in his eighteenth. Major vibes.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which {was} the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
The Babylonians were literally surrounding Jerusalem, and Jeremiah was just chilling in the king’s prison area.
For 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.
Zedekiah was like, "Why you prophesying, bro? God’s saying He’s giving over this city to Babylon, and they’re scooping it up."
For 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;
Zedekiah ain't getting away from the Chaldeans; he’s definitely about to be taken to Babylon, and they’ll have a chat, no cap.
And 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;
He’ll be taken to Babylon, and he’s stuck there until I check up on him, says the Lord: even if you throw down against the Chaldeans, you ain't scoring a win.
And 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.
Jeremiah was like, "The Lord dropped this word on me, saying,"
And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
“Peep this, Hanameel, your uncle's child, is gonna come to you, saying, ‘Purchase my field in Anathoth, it’s time to grab it.’”
Behold, 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}.
Then, Hanameel came to me in the prison area, just like the Lord said, and was like, “Yo, buy my field in Anathoth, it’s yours to claim.” I realized then this was from the Lord.
So 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.
So, I copped the field from Hanameel, my uncle’s kid, in Anathoth and handed him some dough—seventeen shekels of silver, no cap.
And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that {was} in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, {even} seventeen shekels of silver. {seventeen...: or, seven shekels and ten pieces of silver}
I signed the paperwork, sealed it up, got witnesses, and weighed the cash like a champ.
And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed {it}, and took witnesses, and weighed {him} the money in the balances. {subscribed...: Heb. wrote in the book}
I took the purchase proof, both the sealed vibes and the open ones, fr.
So I took the evidence of the purchase, {both} that which was sealed {according} to the law and custom, and that which was open:
I gave the purchase proof to Baruch, son of Neriah, in front of Hanameel, my uncle’s child, and all the witnesses present, no cap.
And 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.
I told Baruch in front of them, "Listen up."
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said, "Take these proofs, both sealed and unsealed, and stash them in a clay pot so they can last a long time, periodt."
Thus 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.
The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is saying that houses, fields, and vineyards will be owned again in this land.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
Once I handed the purchase proof to Baruch, I prayed to the Lord, saying,
Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
"Yo, Lord God! You crafted the heaven and the earth with your epic power and solid grip, and nothing’s too tough for you, fr."
Ah 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: {too...: or, hid from thee}
You show mad love to thousands and pay back the wrongs of the fathers to their kids after them; the Great and Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, that’s your name, no cap.
Thou 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,
You’re wise in advice and strong in action; your eyes see all the paths of humanity, giving everyone what they deserve based on their actions, periodt.
Great 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: {work: Heb. doing}
You set up signs and wonders in Egypt, and even now, in Israel, and made a name for yourself, just like today.
Which 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;
You brought your crew, Israel, outta Egypt with mad signs and wonders, flexing hard with a strong hand, and it was straight-up terrifying; vibes were intense.
And 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;
You blessed them with this land you promised their fam, a place dripping with milk and honey; that’s lit!
And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
They rolled in and took over, but no cap, they ignored your vibe and didn’t follow your rules; they ghosted on your commands, so all this bad stuff hit them hard.
And 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:
Yo, check it, the mountains are coming for the city to take it; the Chaldeans have the city on lock, fighting hard because of the sword, famine, and pestilence; what you said is going down, and you see it, periodt.
Behold 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}. {mounts: or, engines of shot}
You told me, "Yo, Lord God, cop that field for cash and get some witnesses; the city is in the Chaldeans' hands."
And 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. {for the: or, though the}
Then the Lord hit up Jeremiah with the word, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Yo, I’m the Lord, God of all flesh: is there anything too sus for me?
Behold, I {am} the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
So the Lord said, "Bet, I’m handing this city to the Chaldeans and Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon; he’s gonna take it."
Therefore 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:
The Chaldeans fighting this city are gonna roll up and set it ablaze, burning it down along with the houses where they’ve been vibing with Baal and offering to other gods, trying to get me mad.
And 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.
The kids of Israel and Judah have just been on some wild vibes since day one; the kids of Israel have only made me mad with their antics, says the Lord.
For 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.
This city’s been a total vibe check for my anger since day one, and I’m thinking about ghosting it for real.
For 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, {a provocation...: Heb. for my anger}
All the sus stuff the kids of Israel and Judah pulled to get me mad, like their kings, princes, priests, and all the peeps in Jerusalem, no cap.
Because 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.
They turned their backs on me, ignoring my teachings even though I was up early trying to school them, fr.
And 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. {back: Heb. neck}
But they went and tossed their wild stuff in my crib, like, why you gotta defile it?
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
They built those high places for Baal in the valley, making their kids pass through fire for Molech, which I straight up said not to do, sus vibes.
And 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.
So here’s the deal from the Big Guy, the God of Israel: this city you think is going down to the Babylonians by sword, famine, and pestilence?
And 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;
Bet, I’m gonna gather them from all the spots I sent them off in my anger, and I’ll bring them back to chill here safely.
Behold, 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:
They’ll be my fam, and I’ll be their God, periodt.
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
I’m giving them one heart and one path so they can fear me forever, for their good and their kids’ good too.
And 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: {for ever: Heb. all days}
I’ll make a forever deal with them, no backing out to do them good; I’ll put my fear in their hearts so they won’t dip from me.
And 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. {from them: Heb. from after them}
For real, I'm gonna vibe with them and do good stuff, planting them in this land with my whole heart and soul, no cap.
Yea, 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. {assuredly: Heb. in truth, or, stability}
God’s like, “Listen up, I brought all that drama on them, but I’m also gonna drop all the good I promised, periodt.”
For 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.
Fields are gonna be bought in this land, even though y’all think it’s dead with no peeps or animals; it’s in the hands of the Chaldeans, fr.
And 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.
People gonna buy fields for cash, sign the papers, seal the deal, and get witnesses in Benjamin, around Jerusalem, and all over Judah; I’m bringing their squad back, says the Lord.
Men 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.