Jeremiah 10:4

10:4 He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold.

He uses hammer and nails to fasten it ¹  together

so that it will not fall over.

Jeremiah 32:25

32:25 The city is sure to fall into the hands of the Babylonians. ²  Yet, in spite of this, ³  you, Lord God, ⁴  have said to me, “Buy that field with silver and have the transaction legally witnessed.”’” ⁵ 

Jeremiah 32:44

32:44 Fields will again be bought with silver, and deeds of purchase signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will happen in the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, the towns in Judah, the southern hill country, the western foothills, and southern Judah. ⁶  For I will restore them to their land. ⁷  I, the Lord, affirm it!’” ⁸ 

¹ tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, referring to the parts.

² tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.

³ tn Heb “And you, Lord Yahweh, have said to me, ‘Buy the field for…’ even though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians.” The sentence has been broken up and the order reversed for English stylistic purposes. For the rendering “is sure to fall into the hands of” see the translator’s note on the preceding verse.

⁴ tn Heb “Lord God.” For the rendering of this title see the study note on 1:6.

⁵ tn Heb “call in witnesses to witness.”

³ tn Heb “They will buy fields with silver and write in the deed and seal [it] and have witnesses witness [it] in the land of Benjamin, in the environs of Jerusalem, in the towns in Judah, in the towns in the hill country, in the towns in the Shephelah, and in the towns in the Negev.” The long Hebrew sentence has again been restructured to better conform to contemporary English style. The indefinite “they will buy” is treated as a passive. It is followed by three infinitive absolutes which substitute for the finite verb (cf. GKC 345 §113.y) which is a common feature of the style of the book of Jeremiah.

⁴ tn Or “I will reverse their fortunes.” For this idiom see the translator’s note on 29:14 and compare the usage in 29:14; 30:3, 18; 31:23.

⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”