KJV ORIGINAL
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
For this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Houses and fields and vineyards will be owned again in this land.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising that despite the coming destruction, people will one day return to live normal lives in their homeland again.
📚 Historical Context
This promise came during Jerusalem's final siege by Babylon around 587 BC, when the city was about to fall and the people would be taken into exile. Just before this verse, God had told Jeremiah to buy a field from his cousin as a sign of hope for the future. Even though everything looked hopeless and the land would soon be empty, God wanted His people to know that exile wouldn't be permanent.
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