The wordthatcametoJeremiahfromthe LORDin the tenthyearof Zedekiahkingof Judah, which was the eighteenthyearof Nebuchadnezzar. For thenthe kingof Babylon's armybesiegedJerusalem: and Jeremiahthe prophetwasshut upin the courtof the prison, which was in the kingof Judah's house. ForZedekiahkingof Judahhad shut him up, saying, Whereforedost thouprophesy, and say, Thussaiththe LORD, Behold, I will givethiscityinto the handof the kingof Babylon, and he shall takeit; And Zedekiahkingof Judahshall notescapeout of the handof the Chaldeans, butshall surely be deliveredinto the handof the kingof Babylon, and shall speakwithhim mouthto mouth, and his eyesshall beholdhis eyes; And he shall leadZedekiahto Babylon, and thereshall he beuntilI visithim, saiththe LORD: thoughye fightwiththe Chaldeans, ye shall notprosper. And Jeremiahsaid, The wordof the LORDcameuntome, saying, Behold, Hanameelthe sonof Shallumthine uncleshall comeuntothee, saying, Buythee my fieldthat is in Anathoth: forthe rightof redemption is thine to buy it . So Hanameelmine uncle's soncametome inthe courtof the prisonaccording to the wordof the LORD, and saiduntome, Buymy field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the countryof Benjamin: forthe rightof inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knewthatthis was the wordof the LORD. And I boughtthe fieldofHanameelmy uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighedhim the money, even seventeenshekelsof silver. And I subscribedthe evidence, and sealed it , and tookwitnesses, and weighed him the moneyin the balances. So I tookthe evidenceof the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the lawand custom, and that which was open: And I gavethe evidenceof the purchaseuntoBaruchthe sonof Neriah, the sonof Maaseiah, in the sightof Hanameelmine uncle's son , and in the presenceof the witnessesthat subscribedthe bookof the purchase, beforeallthe Jewsthat satin the courtof the prison. And I chargedBaruchbeforethem, saying, Thussaiththe LORDof hosts, the Godof Israel; Taketheseevidences, thisevidenceof the purchase, both which is sealed, and thisevidencewhich is open; and putthem in an earthenvessel, thatthey may continuemanydays. Forthussaiththe LORDof hosts, the Godof Israel; Housesand fieldsand vineyardsshall be possessedagainin thisland. Now whenI had deliveredthe evidenceof the purchaseuntoBaruchthe sonof Neriah, I prayeduntothe LORD, saying, AhLordGOD! behold, thouhast madethe heavenand the earthby thy greatpowerand stretched outarm, and there is nothingtoo hardforthee: Thou showestlovingkindnessunto thousands, and recompensestthe iniquityof the fathersintothe bosomof their childrenafterthem: the Great, the MightyGod, the LORDof hosts, is his name, Greatin counsel, and mightyin work: forthine eyes are openuponallthe waysof the sonsof men: to giveevery oneaccording to his ways, and according to the fruitof his doings: Whichhast setsignsand wondersin the landof Egypt, even untothisday, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast madethee a name, as at thisday; And hast brought forththy peopleIsraelout of the landof Egyptwith signs, and with wonders, and with a stronghand, and with a stretched outarm, and with greatterror; And hast giventhem thisland, whichthou didst swearto their fathersto givethem, a landflowingwith milkand honey; And they camein, and possessedit; but they obeyednotthy voice, neitherwalkedin thy law; they have donenothingof allthatthou commandedstthem to do: therefore thou hast caused allthisevilto come uponthem: Beholdthe mounts, they are comeunto the cityto takeit; and the cityis giveninto the handof the Chaldeans, that fightagainstit, becauseof the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and whatthou hast spokenis come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it . And thouhast saiduntome, O LordGOD, Buythee the fieldfor money, and takewitnesses; for the cityis giveninto the handof the Chaldeans. Then camethe wordof the LORDuntoJeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the LORD, the Godof allflesh: is there anythingtoo hardforme? Thereforethussaiththe LORD; Behold, I will givethiscityinto the handof the Chaldeans, and into the handof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon, and he shall takeit: And the Chaldeans, that fightagainstthiscity, shall comeand setfireon thiscity, and burnit with the houses, uponwhoseroofsthey have offered incenseunto Baal, and poured outdrink offeringsunto othergods, toprovoke me to anger. Forthe childrenof Israeland the childrenof Judahhaveonlydoneevilbeforeme from their youth: forthe childrenof Israelhave onlyprovoked me to angerwith the workof their hands, saiththe LORD. Forthiscityhath beento me as a provocationof mine angerand ofmy furyfromthe daythatthey builtit even untothisday; that I should removeit from beforemy face, Becauseof allthe evilof the childrenof Israeland of the childrenof Judah, whichthey have doneto provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the menof Judah, and the inhabitantsof Jerusalem. And they have turneduntome the back, and notthe face: though I taughtthem, rising up earlyand teaching them , yet they have nothearkenedto receiveinstruction. But they settheir abominationsin the house, whichis calledbymy name, to defileit. And they builtthe high placesof Baal, which are in the valleyof the sonof Hinnom, to cause their sonsand their daughtersto pass through the fire unto Molech; whichI commandedthem not, neithercameit intomy mind, that they should dothisabomination, tocause Judahto sin. And nowthereforethussaiththe LORD, the Godof Israel, concerningthiscity, whereofyesay, It shall be deliveredinto the handof the kingof Babylonby the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; Behold, I will gatherthem out of allcountries, whitherI have driventhem in mine anger, and in my fury, and in greatwrath; and I will bring them againuntothisplace, and I will cause them to dwellsafely: And they shall bemy people, and Iwill betheir God: And I will givethem oneheart, and oneway, that they may fearme forever, for the goodof them, and of their childrenafterthem: And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith them, thatI will notturn awayfromthem, to do them good; but I will putmy fearin their hearts, that they shall notdepartfromme. Yea, I will rejoiceoverthem to do them good, and I will plantthem in thislandassuredlywith my wholeheartand with my wholesoul. Forthussaiththe LORD; Like asI have broughtallthisgreateviluponthispeople, sowill Ibringuponthem allthe goodthatIhave promisedthem. And fieldsshall be boughtin thisland, whereofyesay, It is desolatewithoutmanor beast; it is giveninto the handof the Chaldeans. Men shall buyfieldsfor money, and subscribeevidences, and seal them , and takewitnessesin the landof Benjamin, and in the places aboutJerusalem, and in the citiesof Judah, and in the citiesof the mountains, and in the citiesof the valley, and in the citiesof the south: forI will cause their captivityto return, saiththe LORD.