Thomas Aquinas Commentary Jeremiah 32:25

"And thou hast said unto me, O Lord Jehovah, Buy thee the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans." — Jeremiah 32:25 (ASV)

1. Here, he wonders at the divine command: and you say to me . . . buy a field? This is astonishing, because it is not a time for buying. Let the one who buys not be glad, and the one who sells not mourn; because wrath is upon all his people (Ezekiel 7:12).