Translate: And I wrote the particulars of the purchase in the deed ... And I took the purchase-deed, both that which was sealed containing the …

And I subscribed the evidence ... — Literally, as in the margin, I wrote in the book — the last word being used …

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. And I sub…

The whole of this passage ought to be read together, for the Prophet explains in detail how and by what symbol this prophecy had been confirmed. No…

And I subscribed the evidence
Or, "wrote in a book" ^F21 ; the instrument or bill of sale, the deed of pur…

Jeremiah, while in prison for his prophecy, purchased a piece of ground. This was to signify that although Jerusalem was besieged and the whole cou…

1. Here, he consoles them through an action.

   First, he indicates the time of the prophecy by referencing the king's reign: in the…