Jeremiah 32:13

And I charged Baruch before them, saying,

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Interpretation

Jeremiah, being in prison for his prophecy, purchased a piece of ground. This was to signify, that though Jerusalem was besieged, and the whole country likely to be laid waste, yet the time would come, when houses, and fields, and vineyards, should be again possessed.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 32:13-15.

Jeremiah 32:13 Jeremiah 32:14 Jeremiah 32:15

Glossary

Baruch Tribe: Blessed. (1. ) The secretary of the prophet Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the Captivity.