Then, just as the Lord had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the Lord.
Commentaries
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The right of inheritance is thine - Hanameel therefore had no children, and at his death the land would have been Jeremiah’s by rig…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth ... —We are not told what led Hanameel to make the offer of sale. Probably…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
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…
John Gill
JohnGill
So Hanameel mine uncle's son came unto me Freely and voluntarily, of his own accord; though it was determined he should, …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Here, he consoles them through an action.
First, he indicates the time of the prophecy by referencing the king's reign: in the…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes