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Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 32:6

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And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

6 15. See introd. summary to the section.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

6. Jeremiah saidresuming thethread of Jer 32:1, which wasinterrupted by the parenthesis (Jer32:2-5).

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jeremiah said, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Not that he said this to Zedekiah; but the prophet, after the above preface, returns to declare what the word of the Lord was, which came to him at the time before mentioned.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

The purchase of the field. – In Jer 32:6, the introduction, which has been interrupted by long parentheses, is resumed with the words, “And Jeremiah said,” etc. The word of the Lord follows, Jer 32:7. The Lord said to him: “Behold, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, thine uncle, cometh to thee, saying, ‘Buy thee my field at Anathoth, for thou hast the redemption-right to purchase it.’ ” According to a mode of construction common elsewhere, might be taken as in apposition to : “Hanamel, son of Shallum, thine uncle.” But Jer 32:8, Jer 32:9, in which Jeremiah calls Hanamel , son of my uncle, show that is in apposition to : “son of Shallum, [who is] thine uncle.” The right of redemption consisted in this, that if any one was forced through circumstances to sell his landed property, the nearest blood-relation had the right, or rather was obliged, to preserve the possession for the family, either through pre-emption, or redemption from the stranger who had bought it (Lev 25:25). For the land which God had given to the tribes and families of Israel for a hereditary possession could not be sold, so as to pass into the hands of strangers; and for this reason, in the year of jubilee, what had bee sold since the previous jubilee reverted, without payment of any kind, to the original possessor or his heirs. (Cf. Lev 25:23-28, and Keil’s Bibl. Archol. ii. 141, p. 208ff.)

Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament

Vs. 6-15: JEREMIAH PURCHASES THE FIELD OF HANAMEL

1. Before the event took place the Lord had informed Jeremiah that his cousin, Hanameel, the son of Shallum, would be coming to him, as a nearest relative, to request that he redeem the family land so as to keep it within the family, (vs. 6-7).

a. It is not known why Hanameel wanted to sell the property though financial straits often forced men to sell their land.

b. Provision had been made, under the law of Moses, for the nearest, able, kinsman to redeem such property, to keep it from being sold outside the family, (Lev 25:25-28; Comp. Rth 4:1-12; 1Ki 21:3).

c. Yet, it is possible that this is one of the kinsmen of Anathoth who has plotted against Jeremiah, because of his persistent roarings against the sins of Judah, and is now testing the sincerity of his prophecies of hope for Judah – beyond the imminent captivity and deportation to Babylon.

2. According to the Lord’s word, Hanameel did appear; and Jeremiah knew that it was in accord with what the Lord had told him -implying the caution of faith to test everything by the word of the Lord, (vs. 8-9a).

3. It appears that this transaction took place during a brief lull in the siege (Jer 37:11-12) – perhaps while the army of Babylon was distracted by the approach of the Egyptian army, which briefly considered coming to the aid of Judah, but then decided against it.

4. By faith, Jeremiah purchased the field – weighting out 17 shekels (almost 7 ounces) of silver, (vs. 9); here is a real venture of faith.

a. The act of faith sometimes appears ridiculous because it is based on a higher knowledge than the observer has been able to comprehend.

b. This principle is well illustrated by: Noah, in building the ark; Abraham, in the offering of Isaac; and Moses, in choosing to cast his lot with the people of God, rather than go after the fleeting pleasures of sin and treasures of Egypt, (Gen 6:13-22; Gen 22:1-19; Heb 11:24-27).

5. Signing and sealing the deed, before witnesses – the commitment of faith – Jeremiah then delivered both the sealed deed and a copy thereof, into the hands of Baruch (his scribe) with instructions to place them in a clay jar – thus, showing concern for their safe-keeping, and to preserve them against the tampering designs of wicked men, (vs. 10-14).

6. This purchase was another of Jeremiah’s SYMBOLIC ACTS -demonstrating his confidence, in the word of the Lord, that houses, fields and vineyards would once again be bought and sold in Judah, (vs. 15, 43-44; Jer 30:18; Jer 31:5; Amo 9:14-15; Zec 3:10) – however remote such a possibility might appear at the moment, and though he knew that he would not live long enough to see the end of the matter!

7. Though faithful to denounce the wickedness of his beloved nation, and to hurl warnings of impending judgment upon an unrepentant people; Jeremiah was, nevertheless, a messenger of HOPE in the midst of a seemingly hopeless situation! (Heb 11:6).

Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

The whole of this passage ought to be read together, for the Prophet at large explains how and by what symbol this prophecy had been confirmed. Now the purpose of the whole is to shew that after a long time the Jews would return to their own country, for God would restore them, and their captivity would have an end. God’s design, then, was to give them a hope of deliverance, but yet they were admonished to wait patiently for the end of their exile.

Let us now come to the external symbol. The Prophet was commanded to buy a field of his uncle’s son. Now this appeared strange, for the enemies had taken possession of that part of the country, and none of the Jews could then venture to go out to their own fields. As then they were deprived of the very sight of their own fields, the Prophet must have appeared to have been beside himself when he bought a field in the possession of enemies. But in this way God intended to shew, that after the Jews had for a time been deprived of the possession of the land, they would again return to it, so that every one would recover his own right, and thus everything would become completely their own, that is, after God had shewed them mercy.

Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary

B. The Purchase of a Field Jer. 32:6-15

TRANSLATION

(6) And Jeremiah said: The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (7) Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come unto you, saying, Purchase for yourself my field which is in Anathoth, for you possess the right of redemption to purchase it. (8) And Hanamel my cousin came unto the Court of the Guard just as the LORD had spoken, and said unto me, Purchase my field, please, that is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin; for You have the right of possession and redemption. Purchase it for yourself! And I knew that it was the word of the LORD. (9) And I purchased the field which was in Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin and I weighted out to him the silver, seventeen silver shekels. (10) Then I wrote a deed and sealed it and had men witness it and weighed out the silver on the scales. (11) And I took the deed of purchase, the sealed copy as is customary and lawful, and the opened copy; (12) and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin and in the presence of all the men of Judah who were sitting in the court of the guard. (13) And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying, (14) Thus says the LORD of hosts the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this sealed deed of purchase, and this open deed, and put them in a clay vessel in order that they might last for many days. (15) For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Once again houses and fields and vineyards shall be purchased in this land.

COMMENTS

In those dark days when the national catastrophe was taking shape, the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. God revealed to him that a relative, Hanamel, would come to visit him in the court of the guard requesting that he exercise his right and duty as near kinsman to purchase a field in Anathoth. That Hanamel was a cousin to Jeremiah is made clear in Jer. 32:8-9.[281] The law of land-tenure in ancient Israel provided that an estate remain within a family (Lev. 25:25). If a piece of property had to be sold, the nearest of kin had the duty and right to purchase it. The procedure that was followed in such cases is clearly outlined in the fourth chapter of Ruth. The tribe of Levi did not receive a tribal inheritance following the conquest, the priests were allotted thirteen cities (Jos. 21:19) and the Levites forty-eight (Jos. 21:41; Num. 35:2-9). Hence, the priests would have owned property which could be sold only to fellow members of the tribe of Levi (Lev. 25:32-34).

[281] The words your uncle refer to Shallum in Jer. 32:7. In Jer. 32:12 the word son of seems to have dropped out of the text, no doubt accidentally omitted by a copyist. The Septuagint, Peshitta and several Hebrew manuscripts support the reading son of in Jer. 32:12. The hypothesis that the Hanamel in Jer. 32:12 is a different individual from the one mentioned in the earlier verses is most unlikely.

Hanamel made his appearance at the court of the guard just as God had revealed. One can only conjecture as to why Hanamel wished to dispose of his property. He may have needed to convert his real estate into silver to pay off debts. On the other hand he may have desired to leave the area because of the Chaldean threat. Jeremiah being the nearest kinsman had first opportunity to purchase the property.[282]

[282] Hanamel either had no children or else they were too young to assume ownership of the property.

A business transaction was conducted there in the court of the guard. With careful attention to all legal details, the sale was concluded and the deed executed in the customary manner. The purchase price was mutually agreed upon and the pieces of silverseventeen shekelswere carefully weighed. The price appears to be very low and several explanations of this fact have been proposed. Perhaps the field was small to start with. It is not at all unlikely that a real estate panic had been created by the recent Babylonian incursions. Furthermore, in ancient Israel the price of any property diminished as the year of Jubilee, every fiftieth year, drew near for in that year all real estate reverted back to the original owners.

The business transaction conducted by Hanamel and Jeremiah has been illuminated by numerous finds in the ancient Near East. (a) Jeremiah wrote in the book (Jer. 32:10). The word translated book (Hebrew sepher) can refer to any size document. Here the book is either the bill of sale or the deed or both. Jeremiah set forth in this business document all the particulars of the transaction.

(b) In accordance with ancient legal procedure a duplicate copy of the contract was made. The Babylonians would encase their legal contracts in a clay envelope upon which a copy of the document was recorded. The outer clay envelope was open for examination at any time; the inner clay tablet was consulted if any disagreement arose and it was suspected that the contract had been tampered with. In such a case the clay envelope was broken in the presence of witnesses to see if the sealed or hidden text agreed with that recorded on the envelope. The reference to the sealed and the open purchase agreement in Jer. 32:11; Jer. 32:14 is to the inner tablet and the outer envelope.

(d) The silver was weighed out in the balance (Jer. 32:10).

(e) The two copies of the contract were given to Baruch to be put into an earthen jar which served as sort of a filing cabinet. Such jars have been excavated. This is the first reference to Baruch in the Book of Jeremiah although chronologically his first appearance is recorded in chapter 36.

A cunsiform envelope and business document from the second millennium B.G.

In Jeremiahs day the double registration of purchase may have been recorded on papyrus. One copy was then rolled up and sealed while the other was rolled, left unsealed and placed in a closed cylinder.

The purpose of the whole elaborate transaction is indicated in a brief oracle contained in Jer. 32:15. By his purchase of the field in Anathoth the prophet was dramatically demonstrating his faith in Gods word that houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land. Considering the fact that Anathoth at that very moment was probably under Chaldean control, this was a most amazing action on the part of Jeremiah. One is only left to guess what kind of impact this dramatic act had on those Jews who were present in the court of the guard (Jer. 32:12).

Fuente: College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

Jeremiah Is Commanded By YHWH To Demonstrate His Confidence In The Future Of Judah By Buying Land From His Cousin Hanamel On The Death Of His Uncle. But Even Jeremiah Is Puzzled By It And It Drives Him To Prayer ( Jer 32:6-25 ).

There is no reason to doubt that Hanamel had taken shelter in Jerusalem and pessimistically saw no future for the land in Anathoth. Among the wealthy (and the family appears to have been comparatively wealthy) it was only those favoured by the Babylonians (and that would include Jeremiah) who could have any hopes of future possession of land. This may have been one reason for passing the land on to Jeremiah. Furthermore in the desperate situation of the siege he may have needed money at hand in order to buy food. Thus it would no doubt have been seen by him as a rather good move to sell it to Jeremiah before he lost it totally to the Babylonians. The price may well, therefore, have been a bargain one, with Jeremiah having the right of redemption because Hanamel had no sons.

It was seen as important in Israel/Judah to keep family land within the wider family (compare the situation in Rth 3:9-13; Rth 4:1-12; also Lev 25:24 ff.). When it was being sold it must therefore be offered within the family, a custom exemplified here.

Jer 32:6

‘And Jeremiah said, The word of YHWH came to me, saying,’

We have once again one of Jeremiah’s distinctive markers indicating a new passage. And once again it is intended to remind us that all that Jeremiah spoke was the word that came to him direct from YHWH. The passage may be divided up into:

1. Details of the property transaction (Jer 32:7-15).

2. Jeremiah’s prayer in regard to it once he had completed it (Jer 32:16 onwards).

Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett

Jer 32:6-8. The word of the Lord came unto me Jeremiah, after having just informed us why he was put into prison, returns to his design, and tells us, that God had advised him, in a dream or vision, that Hanameel his cousin should come to him with the offer of a field in Anathoth; the right of redeeming whereof was in him. Jeremiah might have given up his right, as not being in a situation to make the purchase; but, understanding from the revelation of the Lord, that this affair had a mystical reference, and that he ought to accept the offer of his cousin, [Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord, Jer 32:8.] he purchased the field, as is afterwards related, with the full process and meaning of the affair.

Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke

The Lord was pleased by this token, of causing Jeremiah to buy a portion of land, in the prospect of the loss of all the land, to testify, that his word should stand: and though for a time he gave his people up, he would not cast them finally away. I pray the Reader not to overlook the Lord Jesus in this. He was and is our Kinsman Redeemer, to whom the right of our lost and long forfeited possessions belonged, of redemption, Rth 4:7-11 .

Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

Jer 32:6 And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Ver. 6. The word of the Lord came unto me, saying. ] He had God’s word for his warrant, and this bore him out against the jeers of the ungodly, who would easily think it a very simple part in him who prophesied a desolation of the whole land to go about to buy land.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Jer 32:6-8

6And Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 7’Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle is coming to you, saying, Buy for yourself my field which is at Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ 8Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of the Lord and said to me, ‘Buy my field, please, that is at Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for you have the right of possession and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

Jer 32:7 God tells Jeremiah what is going to happen even before the events occur so that he will have confidence in the strange purchase God demands (cf. Jer 32:8).

the right of redemption This is discussed in Lev 25:25-31 and alluded to in Rth 4:1-12. It is often called the right of the Go’el. It is interesting that Jeremiah’s family would request that he purchase a field for the following reasons.

1. Jeremiah had no descendants

2. his family had betrayed and rejected him earlier

It is important for Jeremiah to accomplish this symbolic act of hope. The closer the fall of Jerusalem came to reality the more Jeremiah’s prophecy turned to the hope of restoration (see chapters 30-33, the Book of Consolation).

Jer 32:8 Hanamel my uncle’s son Jeremiah’s cousin from Anathoth came to see him in the court of the guard (i.e., the place of his imprisonment). The very fact that this man could travel and enter Jerusalem shows that the siege had been lifted (i.e., because of the appearance of the Egyptian army). Some have asserted that he wanted to sell the land because

1. he was afraid of the obvious Babylonian defeat (cf. Jer 32:25)

2. he was in great debt

3. he was testing Jeremiah’s message about the future hope

4. the truth is that we do not know the psychological motivations of many of the activities of the Bible

Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD I think we sometimes assume that the OT prophets did not have to live by faith since they were spoken to audibly by God. This is a good example that the prophet had to live by faith also and was not 100% sure that this was the word of God until it was fulfilled. This shows that any dogmatism as to exactly how God communicated with the prophets is probably unfounded.

Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley

Jer 32:6-7. And Jeremiah, said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

God gave his servant an intimation of what was about to happen, so that he might know how to act. It did seem a very strange thing to come to a poor prophet in prison, and to ask him to buy a piece of land when the Chaldeans were in possession of it, and when there seemed to be no hope that he would ever see it. One said, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it; but Jeremiah could not do this, for be was shut up in prison, and the enemy had possession of the field he was to buy. Still, the thing was of the Lord, and therefore it was right; and there is many an action which in itself might seem absurd, but which, nevertheless, is to be performed because it is according to the will of God.

Jer 32:8. So Hanameel mine uncles son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.

Should a minister be concerned about the buying of land? Yes, if God bids him buy it. He is not to be entangled with the affairs of this life; but Jeremiah certainly could not be entangled with this field.

Jer 32:9. And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncles son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

They always paid by weight to make sure that the amount was correct.

Jer 32:10-11. And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

The transaction was all in proper legal form. We are not to be neglectful in business because we are the servants of the Lord; but in all things we should act as men of prudence and common sense.

Jer 32:12-14. And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncles son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 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.

They had no iron safes in those days; so their practice was to put their documents into earth en vessels, and bury them deep in the earth, where they reckoned they would be secure.

Jer 32:15. For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

Therefore, as an act of faith in God, the prophet bought this meadow.

Jer 32:16. Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,

Jeremiah completes the business, puts the securities into safe keeping, and now he prays. It is always well to be free from care before you pray. Let nothing remain to be done, if it be possible, and then get alone, and let your heart be free to speak with God. I do not suppose that Jeremiah prayed any the less or any the worse because he had attended to this business transaction. A man who lives near to God ought to be able to go from his counting-house to his closet with a happy heart.

Jer 32:17-19. 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: 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, great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

Whenever you are troubled, think much of God; speak much of him. This is true adoration. It will be a great help to your own spirit. Your own littleness will be forgotten in the greatness of your God.

Jer 32:20-24. Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; 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; and hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 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: behold the mounts,

The earthworks thrown up about Jerusalem completely surrounded it and the Chaldeans were hard at work breaking down the walls to capture the city while the people were dying of famine and disease.

Jer 32:24-25. They are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. 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.

Observe, it is hardly a prayer that Jeremiah utters; it is just a statement of his condition, and yet that is real prayer. When you do not know what to ask of God, state your difficulty; for that is the very best thing you can do. When you cannot see any way out of the maze, never mind; it is for God to show you the clue. There is often much sanctified common sense in laying the difficulty before the Lord, spreading the letter before him, and leaving it there. When you cannot ask for deliverance in this way or that, it will be sufficient just to state the case as Jeremiah did.

Jer 32:26-27. Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?

This is a grand question, an unanswerable question.

Jer 32:28-31. Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,

Jerusalem was such a sinful city that it must be destroyed. The very roofs of the houses had been defiled by the sacrifices offered to idols. If these words were true of Jerusalem, surely they are also true in great measure of London. It has been a provocation of Gods anger, from the day that they built it even unto this day.

Jer 32:32. Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

They seemed, from the very highest to the lowest, determined to provoke the Lord, to show how little they cared for the Most High.

Jer 32:33. And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face:

Like men who wished to insult a king in his very court.

Jer 32:33. Though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

It is a great aggravation of an offense against God when he has taught us, and yet we have not hearkened to receive instruction.

Jer 32:34-35. But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

If God had commanded them to offer up their children, they would have stood aghast at such cruelty; but they willingly sacrificed them to Molech in opposition to his will.

Jer 32:36-37. And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

God is angry, and yet gracious. The rest of the chapter is full of tenderness and love. It is enough to make our eyes fill with tears as we note how God speaks concerning those who had rebelled against him.

Jer 32:38. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

This is indeed a covenant of grace; it is not dealing with men after their sins, but according to the inexhaustible bounty of eternal love.

Jer 32:39-40. And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

There is here a promise of double bliss. The Lord will not turn from his people, and they shall not turn from him. What more could God do than he here promises? It looks like a trial of strength between sin and grace. Sin was like a mountain; but the Lords love was like the flood, which prevailed till even the mountains were covered.

Jer 32:41. Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

See how God puts his whole heart to the work when he is blessing his people. When he forgives sin, it is with his whole heart and soul. May we, with our whole heart and soul, repent of our sin; and then, with all our heart and soul, serve the Lord! Amen.

Fuente: Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jer 32:6-15

And Jeremiah said, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. So Hanamel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of Jehovah, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of Jehovah. 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. And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, [according to] the law and custom, and that which was open: and I delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel mine uncle’s [son], and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the guard. And I charged Baruch before them, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days. For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land.

Then I knew that this was the word of the Jehovah…

(Jer 32:8). This does not mean that Jeremiah had doubted the word of Jehovah, but that now he had proof of it.

The right of inheritance…

(Jer 32:8). This indicates that the Pentateuch was well known among the Jews of this period, and that many of its provisions were still being observed. The Book of Ruth tells of the marriage of Ruth the Moabitess, along with the redemption of a piece of land that had belonged to Ruth’s husband. Lev 25:25 records the Mosaic law that was involved in such purchases.

Baruch…

(Jer 32:12). This is the first mention of Baruch in Jeremiah. This man was the amanuensis of Jeremiah and was the scribe who actually wrote a great deal of the book, under the strict direction of Jeremiah.

According to law and custom…

(Jer 32:11). This record of a purchase in Anathoth provides a valuable example of the legal phases of land purchase in those times. It is of interest that the placement of a copy of the original purchase agreement in an earthen vessel and the sealing of it was exactly the procedure that resulted in the preservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Seventeen shekels of silver…

(Jer 32:9). Jamieson and other writers have marveled that the price was so small. Some have supposed that the shekels might have been gold instead of silver, but there is no excuse for changing the text. Despite the fact of the question’s being of little importance, it should be noted that: (1) the field could have been small; (2) the year of Jubilee might have been near at hand, which, of course, would have drastically reduced the value; (3) its already being in possession of the Babylonians would have reduced the price; and (4) although the amount (17 shekels of silver) was calculated by Jamieson as about two pounds sterling (about $10.00) at the time of his estimate, that sum might not have been as insignificant as it seems. David paid only fifty shekels of silver for the threshing floor of Araunah, along with the oxen and implements that went with it; and long afterward thirty shekels purchased the potter’s field with Judas’ price for betraying the Lord.

We have no patience at all with commentators who suggest that this prayer has been expanded with additions by “editors.” Ridiculous! This is one of the greatest prayers ever uttered; and there is a tact and delicacy about it that are commendable beyond words!

Jeremiah simply could not understand why, under the circumstances, God had ordered him to buy the field. Therefore, he went to his knees and laid the whole problem before the Lord. Inherent in such an action was the silent pleading for God to explain to the prophet that which was utterly beyond his understanding. God answered him in detail. Jeremiah knew that God would understand, and he did not even frame his perplexity and his appeal in any formal petition.

Henderson’s summary of this prayer is as follows: “After expatiating on the Divine goodness to the Hebrew people, and contrasting therewith their ungrateful returns, he argues from the desperate condition of the circumstances, as attacked by the Chaldeans, the improbability of his ever coming to any enjoyment of his property.”

And yet, Jeremiah did not press, by even so much as a single word, what some would have called a gross injustice to himself. Think of it. Jeremiah knew that the captivity would last seventy years, that the city would be destroyed, along with the temple, and leveled with the ground, and that there appeared to be no way whatsoever by which the commanded purchase could ever benefit him. The subtle trust of Jeremiah in Jehovah, as exhibited in this prayer, is truly a marvel.

The Purchase of a Field Jer 32:6-15

In those dark days when the national catastrophe was taking shape, the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. God revealed to him that a relative, Hanamel, would come to visit him in the court of the guard requesting that he exercise his right and duty as near kinsman to purchase a field in Anathoth. That Hanamel was a cousin to Jeremiah is made clear in Jer 32:8-9. The words your uncle refer to Shallum in Jer 32:7. In Jer 32:12 the word son of seems to have dropped out of the text, no doubt accidentally omitted by a copyist. The Septuagint, Peshitta and several Hebrew manuscripts support the reading son of in Jer 32:12. The hypothesis that the Hanamel in Jer 32:12 is a different individual from the one mentioned in the earlier verses is most unlikely.

The law of land-tenure in ancient Israel provided that an estate remain within a family (Lev 25:25). If a piece of property had to be sold, the nearest of kin had the duty and right to purchase it. The procedure that was followed in such cases is clearly outlined in the fourth chapter of Ruth. The tribe of Levi did not receive a tribal inheritance following the conquest, the priests were allotted thirteen cities (Jos 21:19) and the Levites forty-eight (Jos 21:41; Num 35:2-9). Hence, the priests would have owned property which could be sold only to fellow members of the tribe of Levi (Lev 25:32-34).

A business transaction was conducted there in the court of the guard. With careful attention to all legal details, the sale was concluded and the deed executed in the customary manner. The purchase price was mutually agreed upon and the pieces of silver-seventeen shekels-were carefully weighed. The price appears to be very low and several explanations of this fact have been proposed. Perhaps the field was small to start with. It is not at all unlikely that a real estate panic had been created by the recent Babylonian incursions. Furthermore, in ancient Israel the price of any property diminished as the year of Jubilee, every fiftieth year, drew near for in that year all real estate reverted back to the original owners.

The business transaction conducted by Hanamel and Jeremiah has been illuminated by numerous finds in the ancient Near East.

(a) Jeremiah wrote in the book (Jer 32:10). The word translated book (Hebrew sepher) can refer to any size document. Here the book is either the bill of sale or the deed or both. Jeremiah set forth in this business document all the particulars of the transaction.

(b) In accordance with ancient legal procedure a duplicate copy of the contract was made. The Babylonians would encase their legal contracts in a clay envelope upon which a copy of the document was recorded. The outer clay envelope was open for examination at any time; the inner clay tablet was consulted if any disagreement arose and it was suspected that the contract had been tampered with. In such a case the clay envelope was broken in the presence of witnesses to see if the sealed or hidden text agreed with that recorded on the envelope. The reference to the sealed and the open purchase agreement in Jer 32:11; Jer 32:14 is to the inner tablet and the outer envelope.

(d) The silver was weighed out in the balance (Jer 32:10).

Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary

Reciprocal: 2Sa 24:21 – To buy Jer 32:44 – buy

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jer 32:6, This verse through 14 should be marked as a bracket and labeled A literal transaction or some more acting to indicate the surety of the return to Palestine.

Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary

Jer 32:6-8. The word of the Lord came unto me Jeremiah, after having just informed us why he was put in prison, returns to his design, and tells us that God had advised him, probably in a dream or vision, that Hanameel, his cousin, should come to him with the offer of a field in Anathoth; the right of redeeming whereof was in him. Jeremiah might have given up this right, as not being in a situation to make the purchase; but, understanding from the revelation of the Lord, that this affair had a mystical reference, and that he ought to accept the offer of his cousin, he purchased the field, as is afterward related, with the full process and meaning of the affair. Dodd. The field, being in Anathoth, near Jerusalem, was consequently at this time actually in the possession of the Chaldean army. And the design of God in directing Jeremiah to purchase it was to signify, that though Jerusalem was now besieged, and the whole country was likely to be laid waste, yet the time should come when houses, and fields, and vineyards should be again possessed in that land, Jer 32:15. As God appointed Jeremiah to confirm his predictions of the approaching destruction of Jerusalem by his own practice in living unmarried, so he now appointed him to confirm his predictions of the future restoration of Jerusalem by his own practice in purchasing this field. The Roman historian, Florus, relates, as a great instance of the bravery of the Roman citizens, that in the time of the second Punic war, when Hannibal besieged Rome, and was very near making himself master of it, a field, on which part of his army lay, being offered for sale at that time, was presently purchased, in a firm belief that the Roman valour would raise the siege, lib. 2. cap. 6. And have not we much more reason to venture our all upon the word of God, and to embark in Zions interests, which will undoubtedly be the prevailing interests at last?

Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jer 32:6-15. Jeremiah, after a premonition of the coming opportunity (subsequently confirmed as being of Divine origin, Jer 32:8) uses the right of redemption belonging to the next-of-kin (Lev 25:25; Rth 4:3 ff.) to buy family property in Anathoth (Jer 32:11) from his cousin Hanamel; he duly executes the purchase with all legal precision. By this prophetic act, he exhibited his confidence that land now in the enemys occupation would ultimately be restored to Israel (cf. Livy 26:11 for a similar incident).

Jer 32:9. The weight of uncoined metal named would be worth about 2. 6s. 9d. to-day, but the exchange value then would be much greater; cf. 2Sa 24:24.

Jer 32:11. Read as mg.

Jer 32:14. Excavation has revealed the similar Babylonian custom of keeping in an earthen vessel a tablet enclosed in an outer envelope, itself inscribed in duplicate. Baruch, with whom the deeds were deposited, was the prophets secretary (Jeremiah 36), faithful companion (Jer 43:3), and, probably, future biographer.

Fuente: Peake’s Commentary on the Bible

The Lord told Jeremiah that his cousin Hanamel would offer to sell him a field in Anathoth, Jeremiah’s hometown, just a few miles northeast of Jerusalem. [Note: Hanamel’s name does not appear elsewhere in the Old Testament.] Jeremiah had the right to buy it according to the laws of redemption (Lev 25:25-31; cf. Rth 4:1-12).

Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)

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