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Jeremiah 32:44

“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.”

For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

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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Prophecy Fulfilled Literally

The primary argument against this verse being "Prophecy Fulfilled Literally" in the sense of a *single, definitive, and complete* historical event is that the "return from captivity" and subsequent repopulation and economic activity in the land of Benjamin, Judah, etc., was a process that unfolded over centuries, with multiple waves of return and ongoing challenges. While the initial return from Babylonian exile under Cyrus's decree is a clear fulfillment, the verse's broad scope ("in the places

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Related Verses

Jeremiah 32:43

“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.”

Jeremiah 32:25

“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.”

Jeremiah 34:22

“Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.”

Jeremiah 32:8

“So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.”

Jeremiah 49:6

“And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.”

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