Jeremiah 32:12

Translations

Modern

…and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…and I gave the account of the purchase to Baruch son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, before Hanamel of my uncle, and before the witnesses having written in the account of the purchase, and before all the Jews sitting in the court of the guard.

Latin

…et dedi librum possessionis Baruch filio Neri filii Maasiæ, in oculis Hanameel patruelis mei, in oculis testium qui scripti erant in libro emptionis, et in oculis omnium Judæorum qui sedebant in atrio carceris.

Original

Hebrew

English

…and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.

Notes

Jeremiah 32:11–12

By tradition, they made a copy of the deed. Jeremiah's secretary, Baruch, took care of both documents. This happened publicly in the guardhouse courtyard.

Jeremiah 32:9–12

Many people might have thought Jeremiah acted foolishly when he agreed to buy the land. After Jerusalem fell and many people went into exile, the land's value would drop to almost nothing. Still, Jeremiah immediately bought the field.
Matthew 27:9–10 refers to the “what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet,” which might allude to this event.

Jeremiah 30:1–33:26

People often call these four chapters "The Book of Consolation," a highlight in Old Testament revelation. Unlike the many judgment messages Jeremiah gave his people, these messages are full of hope and promise a wonderful future restoration.

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch Jeremiah Hope Beyond Judgment The Family Redeemer The New Covenant

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 32:16
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
Jeremiah 51:59
This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign.
Jeremiah 36:26
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
Jeremiah 36:4–5
So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 45:1–5
This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
Jeremiah 36:16–19
When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”
2 Corinthians 8:21
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
Jeremiah 36:32
Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
Jeremiah 43:3–6
Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”

People

Baruch: Jeremiah's scribe who recorded and delivered his prophecies Hanamel: Jeremiah's cousin, from whom he bought a field Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mahseiah: Grandfather of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe Neriah: Father of Baruch

Glossary

Baruch Book of Jeremiah Family Life and Relations Guard, Courtyard of the Hanamel Jew Land Maaseiah Mahseiah Neriah Perseverance Scribe Seal Witness

Topics

Anathoth: City of Refuge in Benjamin: Birthplace of Jeremiah Baruch: An Amanuensis (Copyist) of Jeremiah Contracts: Written Instrument Covenant of Men with Men: Written and Sealed Deed: To Land Hanamel: Cousin off Jeremiah, to Whom he Sold a Field in Anathoth Land: Conveyance of, by Written Deeds and Other Forms Land: Sale and Redemption of, Laws Concerning Land: Witnessed Maaseiah: Grandfather of Baruch Neriah: Father of Baruch Scribes: Acted as Notaries in Courts of Justice Seals: Impressions of Attached to Lease and Transfers of Property Symbols and Similitudes: Jeremiah's Deeds of Land Witness: To the Transfer of Land

Jeremiah 32:12

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