Jeremiah 32 · Verse 14

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.
Jeremiah 32:14, King James Version

Jeremiah 32:14 in other translations

BSB“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.
WEBthe LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘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 last many days.’
ASVThus 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‘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;
DARBYThus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these writings, this writing of the purchase, both that which is sealed and this writing which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may remain many days.
BBEThis is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Take these papers, the witness of this business, the one which is rolled up and stamped, and the one which is open; and put them in a vessel of earth so that they may be kept for a long time.
WebsterThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both that which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.

What does Jeremiah 32:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. in an earthen vessel--that the documents might not be injured by the moisture of the surrounding earth; at the same time, being buried, they could not be stolen, but would remain as a pledge of the Jews' deliverance until God's time should come.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-15

Jeremiah buys a field. (Jr 32:1-15) The prophet's prayer. (Jr 32:16-25) God declares that he will give up his people, but promises to restore them. (Jr 32:26-44) Verses 1-15 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…

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Jeremiah 32:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַר֩'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לָק֣וֹחַla.Ko.achtakeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַסְּפָרִ֣יםha.se.fa.Rimthe documentsH5612
הָאֵ֡לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853
סֵפֶר֩se.Fer[the] document ofH5612
הַמִּקְנָ֨הha.mik.Nahthe purchaseH4736
הַזֶּ֜הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וְאֵ֣תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הֶחָת֗וּםhe.cha.Tumthe sealed [one]H2856
וְאֵ֨תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
סֵ֤פֶרSe.fer[the] documentH5612
הַגָּלוּי֙ha.ga.Lui<the> uncoveredH1540
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.Tamand you will put themH5414
בִּכְלִי\־bikh.li-in a vessel ofH3627
חָ֑רֶשׂCha.researthenwareH2789
לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
יַעַמְד֖וּya.'am.Duthey may remainH5975
יָמִ֥יםya.MimdaysH3117
רַבִּֽים\׃\ \סra.BimmanyH7227

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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Context

  • Jeremiah 32:13

    And I charged Baruch before them, saying,

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 32:15

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

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Jeremiah 32:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Toma estas cartas, esta carta de venta, la sellada, y ésta la carta abierta, y ponlas en un vaso de barro, para que se guarden muchos días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël: Prends ces lettres, cette lettre d’achat, celle qui est scellée, et cette lettre ouverte, et mets-les dans un vase de terre, afin qu’elles se conservent beaucoup de jours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen, der Gott Israels: Nimm diese Briefe, diesen Kaufbrief, sowohl den versiegelten als auch diesen offenen Brief, und lege sie in ein irdenes Gefäß, auf daß sie viele Tage erhalten bleiben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël: Sume libros istos, librum emptionis hunc signatum, et librum hunc qui apertus est, et pone illos in vase fictili, ut permanere possint diebus multis: