Buying Land

By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.

The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.

Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.

“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.

Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”