万军之耶和华以色列的神如此说，要将这封缄的和敞着的两张契放在瓦器里，可以存留多日。
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
我将买契交给尼利亚的儿子巴录以后，便祷告耶和华说，
Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
主耶和华阿，你曾用大能和伸出来的膀臂创造天地，在你没有难成的事。
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
你施慈爱与千万人，又将父亲的罪孽报应在他后世子孙的怀中，是至大全能的神，万军之耶和华是你的名。
Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
用神迹奇事和大能的手，并伸出来的膀臂与大可畏的事，领你的百姓以色列出了埃及。
And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
将这地赐给他们，就是你向他们列祖起誓应许赐给他们流奶与蜜之地。
And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
他们进入这地得了为业，却不听从你的话，也不遵行你的律法。你一切所吩咐他们行的，他们一无所行，因此你使这一切的灾祸临到他们。
And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
主耶和华阿，你对我说，要用银子为自己买那块地，又请见证人。其实这城已交在迦勒底人的手中了。
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.
耶和华的话临到耶利米说，
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
耶和华如此说，我必将这城交付迦勒底人的手和巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的手，他必攻取这城。
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: