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Jeremiah 32:25 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 25. 25And 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.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic or communal lament carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses” at Jeremiah 32:25 as part of “Jeremiah's Prayer Holds Creation, Exodus, and Siege Together.”
After the deeds are given, prayer holds creation, exodus, and the siege mounds together
This verse is one part of that explanation in Jeremiah 32:16–25. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 32:16–25
Read Jeremiah 32:25 with 32:16–25. By itself, “And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: After giving Baruch the deeds, Jeremiah recalls divine power and covenant history yet voices the contradiction between promised purchase and captured land.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “A Field Purchase Enacts Hope under Siege” into “Jeremiah's Prayer Holds Creation, Exodus, and Siege Together.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: After giving Baruch the deeds, Jeremiah recalls divine power and covenant history yet voices the contradiction between promised purchase and captured land. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic or communal lament carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses” at Jeremiah 32:25 as part of “Jeremiah's Prayer Holds Creation, Exodus, and Siege Together.”
What Remains True
Lament keeps relationship and truth alive when explanation is inadequate. In Jeremiah 32:25, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic or communal lament carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses” at Jeremiah 32:25 as part of “Jeremiah's Prayer Holds Creation, Exodus, and Siege Together.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 32:16–25 — Jeremiah's Prayer Holds Creation, Exodus, and Siege TogetherSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 32:16–25, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 32:16–25
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