Seventeen shekels of silver - literally, as noted in the margin, probably a legal formula. Jeremiah bought Hanameel’s life-interest up to th…

Weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. —The Hebrew presents the singular combination, seven shekels…

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.

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 bought the field of Hanameel mine uncle's son; that
[was] in Anathoth

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…