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 …

Both that which was sealed ... and that which was open. —We can only speculate why there were two documents, and why one was sealed and th…

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 purc…

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…

So I took the evidence of the purchase
The deed of purchase, the book or bill of sale, the instrument of the bargain…

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…