Jeremiah 32:16-44

Jeremiah 32:16-44

[16] Now when  I had delivered  the evidence  of the purchase  unto Baruch  the son  of Neriah,  I prayed  unto the LORD,  saying,  [17] Ah  Lord  behold, thou hast made  the heaven  and the earth  by thy great  power  and stretched out  arm,  and there is nothing  too hard  [18] 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,  [19] 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:  [20] 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;  [21] 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;  [22] And hast given  them this land,  which thou didst swear  to their fathers  to give  them, a land  flowing  with milk  and honey;  [23] 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: [24] 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  [25] 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.  [26] Then came the word  of the LORD  unto Jeremiah,  saying,  [27] Behold, I am the LORD,  the God  of all flesh:  is there any thing  too hard  [28] 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  [29] 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.  [30] 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.  [31] 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,  [32] 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.  [33] 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.  [34] But they set  their abominations  in the house,  which is called  by my name,  to defile  [35] 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.  [36] 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;  [37] 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:  [38] And they shall be my people,  and I will be their God:  [39] 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: [40] 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. [41] 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.  [42] 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  [43] 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.  [44] 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.