Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 32:9-10

"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." — Jeremiah 32:9-10 (ASV)

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 subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

This was, in every respect, a very extraordinary transaction.

Remember that the Chaldeans were already besieging Jerusalem, and they were all over the land, carrying fire and sword into every part of it. Jerusalem was tightly shut up, so that none of the inhabitants could get out of the city.

Yet here is Jeremiah, himself a prisoner, buying land which was virtually worth nothing whatever. He believed so firmly that the Chaldeans would still permit the Jews to live unmolested in that land that he paid the purchase money for the field and saw to the legal execution of the deed of transfer, just as you or I might have done if we were purchasing a plot of land in our own country.

This is a notable instance of the triumph of faith over unfavorable surroundings, and also of the prophet's obedience to the Word of the Lord.