The Meaning of Jeremiah 32:10 Explained

Jeremiah 32:10

KJV: And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

YLT: And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;

Darby: And I subscribed the writing, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances.

ASV: And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I subscribed  the evidence,  and sealed  [it], and took  witnesses,  and weighed  [him] the money  in the balances. 

What does Jeremiah 32:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 32:1-44 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 32

1  Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,
6  buys Hanameel's field
13  Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return
16  Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God
26  God confirms the captivity for their sins;
36  and promises a gracious return

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 32:10 mean?

And I signed the deed and sealed [it] and took witnesses and weighed the money on the scales
וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם וָאָעֵ֖ד עֵדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם

וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב  And  I  signed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙  the  deed 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סֵפֶר 
Sense: book.
וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם  and  sealed  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: חָתַם  
Sense: to seal, seal up, affix a seal.
וָאָעֵ֖ד  and  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: עוּד 
Sense: to return, repeat, go about, do again.
עֵדִ֑ים  witnesses 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֵד  
Sense: witness.
וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל  and  weighed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁקַל  
Sense: to weigh, weigh out, pay out.
הַכֶּ֖סֶף  the  money 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם  on  the  scales 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, md
Root: מֹאזְנַיִם  
Sense: scales, balances.