²⁵ “Lord God, all those bad things are happening. But now you are telling me, ‘Jeremiah, buy the field with silver and choose some men to witness the purchase.’ You are telling me this while the Babylonian army is ready to capture the city. Why should I waste my money like that?”

²⁶ Then this message from the Lord came to Jeremiah: ²⁷ “Jeremiah, I am the Lord. I am the God of every person on the earth. You know that nothing is impossible for me.”