"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." Verses 37-44.

Thi så siger Herren: Som jeg bragte al denne store ulykke over dette folk, således vil jeg bringe over dem alt det gode, jeg taler til dem om. End skal der købes marker i det land, som I siger er en ørken uden mennesker og kvæg og givet i kaldæernes hånd; man skal købe marker for penge og skrive skøder og forsegle dem og tilkalde vidner i Benjamins land, i Jerusalems omegn, i Judas byer, i bjerglandets, lavlandets og Sydlandets byer; thi jeg vender deres skæbne, lyder det fra Herren." 37-44. vers. For at bekræfte disse tilsagn om befrielse og genopbygning kom Herrens ord "anden gang til Jeremias, mens han endnu sad i fængslet i vagtforgården, således: