'The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children's teeth are set on edge.' 31 30 But every one shall die for his own sin; each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
31 31 "Behold, the days are coming, says Yahweh, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 31 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant which they broke, though I was their husband, says Yahweh. 31 33 But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says Yahweh: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 31 34 And no longer shall each man teach his neighbour and each his brother, saying, 'Know Yahweh,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says Yahweh; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
31 35 Thus says Yahweh,
who gives the sun for light by day
and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar -
Yahweh of hosts is his name:
31 36 "If this fixed order departs
from before me, says Yahweh,
then shall the descendants of Israel cease
from being a nation before me for ever."
31 37 Thus says Yahweh:
"If the heavens above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,
then I will cast off all the descendants of Israel
for all that they have done,
says Yahweh."
31 38 "Behold, the days are coming, says Yahweh, when the city shall be rebuilt for Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 31 39 And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah. 31 40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to Yahweh. It shall not be uprooted or overthrown any more for ever." - Jeremiah buys a field. Jr.32.1-15
32 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 32 2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard which was in the palace of the king of Judah. 32 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 32 4 Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye; 32 5 and he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, says Yahweh; though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed?'"
32 6 Jeremiah said, "The word of Yahweh came to me: 32 7 Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, 'Buy my field which is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.' 32 8 Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of Yahweh, and said to me, 'Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of Yahweh.
32 9 "And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. 32 10 I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales. 32 11 Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy; 32 12 and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard. 32 13 I charged Baruch in their presence, saying, 32 14 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time. 32 15 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.' - Jeremiah's prayer. Jr.32.16-35
32 16 "After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying: 32 17 'Ah Yahweh GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you, 32 18 who shows steadfast love to thousands, but requites the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is Yahweh of hosts, 32 19 great in counsel and mighty in deed; whose eyes are open to all the ways of men, rewarding every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings; 32 20 who have shown signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, and have made you a name, as at this day. 32 21 You brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror; 32 22 and you gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 32 23 and they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey your voice or walk in your law; they did nothing of all you commanded them to do. Therefore you have made all this evil come upon them. 32 24 Behold, the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and because of sword and famine and pestilence the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you spoke has come to pass, and behold, you see it. 32 25 Yet you have said to me, O Yahweh GOD, "Buy the field for money and get witnesses" - though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.' "
32 26 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah: 32 27 "Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me? 32 28 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it. 32 29 The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs incense has been offered to Baal and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger. 32 30 For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; the sons of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, says Yahweh. 32 31 This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, so that I will remove it from my sight 32 32 because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they did to provoke me to anger - their kings and their princes, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 32 33 They have turned to me their back and not their face; and though I have taught them persistently they have not listened to receive instruction. 32 34 They set up their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it. 32 35 They built the high places of Baal in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
32 36 "Now therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, 'It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence': 32 37 Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation; I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety. 32 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 32 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. 32 40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. 32 41 I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
32 42 "For thus says Yahweh: Just as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them. 32 43 Fields shall be bought in this land of which you are saying, It is a desolation, without man or beast; it is given into the hands of the Chaldeans. 32 44 Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, says Yahweh." - Another promise of hope. Jr.33.1-26
33 1 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the guard: 33 2 "Thus says Yahweh who made the earth, Yahweh who formed it to establish it - Yahweh is his name: 33 3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. 33 4 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah which were torn down to make a defence against the siege mounds and before the sword: 33 5 The Chaldeans are coming in to fight and to fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I shall smite in my anger and my wrath, for I have hidden my face from this city because of all their wickedness. 33 6 Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. 33 7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first. 33 8 I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. 33 9 And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them; they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it.
33 10 "Thus says Yahweh: In this place of which you say, 'It is a waste without man or beast,' in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again 33 11 the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of Yahweh:
'Give thanks to Yahweh of hosts, for Yahweh is good,
for his steadfast love endures for ever!' For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says Yahweh. 33 12 "Thus says Yahweh of hosts: In this place which is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be habitations of shepherds resting their flocks. 33 13 In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says Yahweh.
33 14 "Behold, the days are coming, says Yahweh, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 33 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring forth for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 33 16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: 'Yahweh is our righteousness.'
33 17 "For thus says Yahweh: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, 33 18 and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn cereal offerings, and to make sacrifices for ever."
33 19 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah: 33 20 "Thus says Yahweh: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time, 33 21 then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers. 33 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me."
33 23 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah: 33 24 "Have you not observed what these people are saying, 'Yahweh has rejected the two families which he chose'? Thus they have despised my people so that they are no longer a nation in their sight. 33 25 Thus says Yahweh: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth, 33 26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy upon them."