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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />so I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that <i>was</i> in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, <i>even</i> seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who <i>was</i> in Anathoth, and weighed <i>out to</i> him the money—seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So I bought the field which was in Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle&#8217s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I bought the field that was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed out the money for him, seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out the silver to him —seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out to him the money—17 shekels of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />from Hanamel, and so I did. The price was 17 pieces of silver, and I weighed out the full amount on a scale. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and gave him the money. The field cost seven ounces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I bought the field from Hanamel and weighed out the money to him; the price came to seventeen pieces of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out the silver for him—seventeen shekels of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I buy the field that [is] in Anathoth from Hanameel, my uncle’s son, and I weigh the money to him—seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I buy the field, that is in Anathoth, from Hanameel, my uncle's son, and I weigh to him the money -- seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall buy the field of Hanameel son of mine uncle, which is in Anathoth; and I shall weigh to him seven shekels and ten of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I bought the held of my uncle's son, that is in Anathoth: and I weighed him the money, seven staters, and ten pieces of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I bought the field, which is in Anathoth, from Hanamel, the son of my uncle. And I weighed out the money to him, seven small coins and ten pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, weighing out for him the silver, seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I bought the field of Nahmael my uncle's son, which was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I bought the field from Nakhmeil, son of my father’s brother, that is in Anathuth, and I weighed silver for him, seven silver shekels and ten of silver<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I bought the field of Anameel the son of my father's brother, and I weighed him seventeen shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9767" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Jeremiah Buys Hanamel's Field</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’ ” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: wā·’eq·neh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">So I bought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6068.htm" title="6068: ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A place near Jer., also two Isr. Plural of Anath; Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal.">in Anathoth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">from my cousin</a> <a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: dō·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2601.htm" title="2601: ḥă·nam·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Jeremiah's cousin. Probably by orthographical variation for Chanan'el; Chanamel, an Israelite.">Hanamel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8254.htm" title="8254: wā·’eš·qă·lāh- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To weigh. A primitive root; to suspend or poise.">and I weighed out</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: hak·ke·sep̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seventeen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: wa·‘ă·śā·rāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: šə·qā·lîm (N-mp) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: hak·kā·sep̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25</a></span><br />If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1-10</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. / Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. / And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Genesis 23:16</a></span><br />Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Genesis 33:19</a></span><br />And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Genesis 49:30-32</a></span><br />The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. / There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. / The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2-3</a></span><br />So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-3.htm">Nehemiah 5:3-5</a></span><br />Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” / Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16-18</a></span><br />Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. / The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. / Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Ezekiel 7:12-13</a></span><br />The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44</a></span><br />The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a></span><br />There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. / Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-4</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a></span><br />you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">1 Corinthians 7:23</a></span><br />You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Ephesians 1:14</a></span><br />who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.</p><p class="hdg">weighed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-15.htm">Genesis 23:15,16</a></b></br> My lord, hearken unto me: the land <i>is worth</i> four hundred shekels of silver; what <i>is</i> that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-39.htm">1 Kings 20:39</a></b></br> And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9</a></b></br> If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring <i>it</i> into the king's treasuries.</p><p class="hdg">seventeen shekels of silver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-28.htm">Genesis 37:28</a></b></br> Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty <i>pieces</i> of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/3-2.htm">Hosea 3:2</a></b></br> So I bought her to me for fifteen <i>pieces</i> of silver, and <i>for</i> an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12,13</a></b></br> And I said unto them, If ye think good, give <i>me</i> my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty <i>pieces</i> of silver… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm">Anathoth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">An'athoth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Cousin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm">Hanameel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm">Hanamel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Han'amel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Money</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Price</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Property</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-42.htm">Seventeen</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm">Uncle's</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Weigh</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Weighed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/21-18.htm">Anathoth</a> <a href="/joshua/21-18.htm">An'athoth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-15.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-25.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/luke/1-36.htm">Cousin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-14.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-25.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Hanameel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Hanamel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Han'amel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Money</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Price</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-25.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">Seventeen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-10.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Uncle's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Weigh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Weighed</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm">Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">buys Hanameel's field.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm">Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-26.htm">God confirms the captivity for their sins;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm">and promises a gracious return.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So I bought the field in Anathoth</b><br>Jeremiah's purchase of the field in Anathoth is a symbolic act of faith and hope. Anathoth, a town in the territory of Benjamin, was Jeremiah's hometown. This act occurs during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, a time when buying land would seem illogical due to the impending destruction. However, it demonstrates Jeremiah's trust in God's promise of restoration for Israel. This act is a prophetic sign that, despite the current judgment, God will bring His people back to the land.<p><b>from my cousin Hanamel</b><br>The mention of Hanamel, Jeremiah's cousin, highlights the practice of the right of redemption, where family members had the responsibility to keep property within the family. This reflects the Levitical law found in <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25</a>, which emphasizes the importance of family and land inheritance in Israelite culture. Jeremiah's obedience to this law, even in dire circumstances, underscores his commitment to God's commands and the hope of future restoration.<p><b>and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver</b><br>The act of weighing out silver indicates a formal and legal transaction, adhering to the customs of the time. Seventeen shekels of silver, though a modest amount, signifies the seriousness of the purchase. This transaction is a testament to Jeremiah's faith in God's promises, as he invests in a future that seems impossible. The use of silver, a common currency, also connects to other biblical transactions, such as the purchase of the cave of Machpelah by Abraham (<a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Genesis 23:16</a>), reinforcing themes of faith and covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. In this passage, he acts in obedience to God's command to purchase a field.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hanamel.htm">Hanamel</a></b><br>Jeremiah's cousin, who offers Jeremiah the opportunity to buy his field in Anathoth. This transaction is significant as it symbolizes hope and future restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/anathoth.htm">Anathoth</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Benjamin, near Jerusalem. It is Jeremiah's hometown and the location of the field he purchases.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/seventeen_shekels_of_silver.htm">Seventeen Shekels of Silver</a></b><br>The price Jeremiah pays for the field, symbolizing a legal and binding transaction. The use of silver indicates the value and seriousness of the purchase.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_babylonian_siege.htm">The Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The context of this event is during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, a time of impending destruction and exile for Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_uncertainty.htm">Obedience in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Jeremiah's purchase of the field demonstrates obedience to God even when circumstances seem bleak. We are called to trust and obey God's guidance, even when we do not see immediate results.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_hope.htm">Symbol of Hope</a></b><br>The act of buying the field is a prophetic symbol of hope and restoration. In our lives, we should look for signs of God's promises and hold onto hope, even in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Jeremiah's transaction is a tangible expression of faith. Our faith should lead us to take concrete actions that align with God's will and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the impending destruction, God is in control and has a plan for restoration. We can trust in God's sovereignty and His ultimate plan for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_redemption.htm">Community and Redemption</a></b><br>The transaction between Jeremiah and Hanamel reflects the importance of community and the redemption of property. We should value our relationships and seek to support and redeem one another in times of need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jeremiah's_land_purchase_verified.htm">Jeremiah 32:9–15: How can the account of Jeremiah purchasing land during a siege be historically or archaeologically verified if the city was on the brink of destruction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_matthew_27_9_a_textual_error.htm">In Matthew 27:9, the prophecy is attributed to Jeremiah, but it seems to quote Zechariah; is this a textual error?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_jerusalem's_reverence_global.htm">In Jeremiah 33:9, God promises all nations will fear and tremble because of Jerusalem's prosperity--why doesn't history reflect this worldwide reverence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_god_restore_lost_limbs.htm">Why doesn't God restore lost limbs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.</span>--The Hebrew presents the singular combination, <span class= "ital">seven shekels and ten </span>[<span class= "ital">pieces of</span>]<span class= "ital"> silver, </span>and is followed by the LXX. and Vulg. There is no ground for thinking that there is any difference between the coins or bullion so described, and the formula was probably one of the technicalities of Jewish conveyancing. As regards the price it is not easy, in the absence of any measurement of the field, to form an estimate of its value; but, speaking roughly, as compared with the four hundred shekels paid by Abraham for the field of Ephron (<a href="/genesis/23-16.htm" title="And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.">Genesis 23:16</a>), or the fifty paid by David for the threshing-floor and oxen of Araunah (<a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm" title="And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will surely buy it of you at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God of that which does cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.">2Samuel 24:24</a>; in <a href="/1_chronicles/21-25.htm" title="So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.">1Chronicles 21:25</a> the price is fixed at six hundred shekels of gold), or to the thirty shekels paid for the potter's field in <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm" title="Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;">Matthew 27:9</a>, or to the market price of a slave varying from fifteen (<a href="/hosea/3-2.htm" title="So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:">Hosea 3:2</a>) to thirty shekels (<a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm" title="And I said to them, If you think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.">Zechariah 11:12</a>), the price, under 2 sterling, would seem to have been far below its average market value, and in this respect the story falls short of the dignity of its Roman parallel (see Note on <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm" title="Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you saying, Buy you my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is your to buy it.">Jeremiah 32:7</a>). Hanameel, as said above, was probably glad to part with it at any price. It is possible, however, that the smallness of the sum was owing to the fact that the sale, as above suggested, conveyed possession only for the unexpired term of a tenancy which was to end with the next year of Jubilee. On that assumption the prophet's motive in purchasing may have been to keep it in the family instead of letting it pass to a stranger who might be unwilling to surrender it when the year of Jubilee arrived. As the prophet was unmarried he had no son to inherit it. The precise sum fixed, perhaps even the form in which the sum is stated, may have originated in Jeremiah's wish to connect in this way the two numbers, ten and seven, which when multiplied together produced the number which he had fixed for the years of captivity, and therefore for the term of restoration. Such an elaborate artifice of symbolism would, at least, be quite in character in a prophet who adopts the acrostic form in his Lamentations and the cypher of an inverted alphabet known as the <span class= "ital">Athbash. </span>(See Note on <a href="/jeremiah/25-26.htm" title="And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are on the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.">Jeremiah 25:26</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - Seventeen shekels of silver; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> about £2 5<span class="accented">s</span>. 4<span class="accented">d</span>. (taking the shekel at 2<span class="accented">s</span>. 8<span class="accented">d.</span>). This has been thought a small price. Thirty shekels were paid for the potter's field (<a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Matthew 27:7</a>); fifty by David, for Araunah's threshing floor and oxen (<a href="/2_samuel/24-4.htm">2 Samuel 24:4</a>). The Hebrew has "seven shekels and ten of silver;" hence the Targum increases the price by supplying "minas" before "of silver," bringing up the sum to one hundred and seven shekels. This, however, seems too much. Even if Jeremiah wished to be liberal, he would hardly have been able to go so far (probably) in excess of the market price. Who would have purchased the land on speculation, if Jeremiah had refused? The famine made life, the siege, a continuance of personal liberty, terribly uncertain. And, putting this out of the question, there may have been but a short time to elapse before the year of jubilee, when the land would revert to its original occupant (see above). The singular form of expression in the Hebrew, at which the Targum stumbled, may, perhaps, be the usual style of legal documents. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So I bought</span><br /><span class="heb">וָֽאֶקְנֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eq·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> </span><span class="str2">To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the field</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Anathoth</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6068.htm">Strong's 6068: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anathoth -- a place near Jerusalem, also two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my cousin</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hanamel,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנַמְאֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nam·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2601.htm">Strong's 2601: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hanamel -- Jeremiah's cousin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I weighed out</span><br /><span class="heb">וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eš·qă·lāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8254.htm">Strong's 8254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suspend, poise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seventeen</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekels</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁקָלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·qā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of silver.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכָּֽסֶף׃</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kā·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/32-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 32:9 I bought the field that was (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/32-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>