Jeremiah 32:23-25

Contemporary English Version

²³ But when our ancestors took over the land, they did not obey you. And now you have punished Israel with disaster. ²⁴ Jerusalem is under attack, and we suffer from hunger and disease. The Babylonians have already built dirt ramps up to the walls of our city, and you can see that Jerusalem will be captured just as you said.

²⁵ So why did you tell me to get some witnesses and buy a field with my silver, when Jerusalem is about to be captured by the Babylonians?