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Jeremiah 32:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 32:12

Verse 12 of 44

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 32:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 32:12

Theological / Devotional

Baruch. On the history of this important scribe see p. 343.

Before all the Jews. This shows that Jeremiah was not placed in close confinement, but was in the court of the prison (see v. 2). This acted parable, carried out in the presence of many witnesses, would soon be known throughout the city. By this act of apparent folly, the prophet emphasized the certainty of his prediction that the people, though carried away captive by the Babylonians, would be returned to their own land (see v. 15).

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