Jeremiah 32 · Verse 15

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.
Jeremiah 32:15, King James Version

Jeremiah 32:15 in other translations

BSBFor this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”
WEBFor the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.’
ASVFor thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land.
YLTFor thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Again are houses and fields and vineyards bought in this land.'
DARBYFor thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be purchased in this land.
BBEFor the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, There will again be trading in houses and fields and vine-gardens in this land.
WebsterFor thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

What does Jeremiah 32:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. (Compare Jr 32:24, 25, 37, 43, 44).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Houses and fields - shall be possessed again - That is, this is an evidence that the captivity shall not last long: houses, etc., shall here be possessed again, either by their present owners or immediate descendants. The young might return; at least, all under ten years of age: there was no natural impossibility that they should not live till they should be fourscore.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 32:15 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.

כִּ֣יkiforH3588
כֹ֥הkhohthusH3541
אָמַ֛ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
ע֣וֹדodagainH5750
יִקָּנ֥וּyi.ka.Nuthey will be boughtH7069
בָתִּ֛יםva.TimhousesH1004
וְשָׂד֥וֹתve.sa.Dotand fieldsH7704
וּכְרָמִ֖יםu.khe.ra.Mimand vineyardsH3754
בָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776
הַזֹּֽאת\׃\ \פha.Zot<the> thisH2063

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 32:15

  • Amos 9:14-15

    And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

  • Zechariah 3:10

    In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.

  • Jeremiah 30:18

    Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

  • Jeremiah 31:24

    And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

  • Jeremiah 33:12-13

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 32:37

    Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

  • Jeremiah 31:5

    Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.

  • Jeremiah 31:12

    Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

  • Jeremiah 32:43-44

    And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Houses.
37,43,44; 30:18; 31:5,12,24; 33:12,13; Am 9:14,15; Zec 3:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 32:16

    Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord, saying,

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Jeremiah 32:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Aun se comprarán casas, y heredades, y viñas en esta tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël: On achètera encore des maisons, et des champs, et des vignes, dans ce pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn so spricht Jehova der Heerscharen, der Gott Israels: Es werden wiederum Häuser und Felder und Weinberge in diesem Lande gekauft werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
hæc enim dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël: Adhuc possidebuntur domus, et agri, et vineæ in terra ista.