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I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
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A Purchase of Radical Faith
Commentators stress that this purchase was an extraordinary act of faith. With Jerusalem under siege and the land worthless, Jeremiah's transaction seemed absurd. However, it was a powerful, tangible sign of his belief in God's promise that the people would one day return and repossess the land, demonstrating that he personally trusted the message he preached.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
And I subscribed the evidence ... — Literally, as in the margin, I wrote in the book — the last word being used …
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, he consoles them through an action.
First, he indicates the time of the prophecy by referencing the king's reign: in the…
