KJV King James Version
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Jeremiah 32:14
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Take these deeds—both the sealed copy and the open copy of the deed of purchase—and put them in a clay jar to preserve them for a long time.
WEB World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days.
ASV American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Take these books, this purchase-book, both the sealed one and the open one, and thou hast put them in an earthen vessel, that they may remain many days;
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 32
11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, [both] that which was sealed [according] to the law and custom, and that which was open:
12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s [son], and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
14 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
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 GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:
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כֹּֽה־H3541 · kohthusאָמַר֩H559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֨הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDצְבָא֜וֹתH6635 · tsa.vaarmyאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430 · e.lo.himGodיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelלָק֣וֹחַH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַסְּפָרִ֣יםH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentהָאֵ֡לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseאֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]סֵפֶר֩H5612 · se.pherscroll: documentהַמִּקְנָ֨הH4736 · miq.nahpurchaseהַזֶּ֜הH2088 · zehthisוְאֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]הֶחָת֗וּםH2856 · cha.tamto sealוְאֵ֨תH853 · et[Obj.]סֵ֤פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentהַגָּלוּי֙H1540 · ga.lahHeglamהַזֶּ֔הH2088 · zehthisוּנְתַתָּ֖םH5414 · na.tanto give: giveבִּכְלִי־H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilחָ֑רֶשׂH2789 · che.re.searthenwareלְמַ֥עַןH4616 · ma.anbecauseיַעַמְד֖וּH5975 · a.madto stand: standיָמִ֥יםH3117 · yomdayרַבִּֽים׃ סH7227 · ravmany
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