KJV ORIGINAL
And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And you have said to me, O Lord God, 'Buy the field with money and have witnesses present,' even though the city is being handed over to the Babylonians.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jeremiah is expressing confusion to God about being told to buy land even though Jerusalem is about to fall to the Babylonians.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs during the final siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian army (the Chaldeans) in 586 BC. Despite the city being on the verge of destruction and exile, God had commanded Jeremiah to purchase a field from his cousin as a prophetic sign of hope. Jeremiah is questioning the logic of this purchase when defeat seems certain.
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