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So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, [according to] the law and custom, and that which was open:
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Faith and Due Diligence
Commentators explain that Jeremiah meticulously followed the legal customs of his day by creating two deeds: a sealed, official original for legal security and an open copy for reference. This demonstrates, as Charles Spurgeon notes, that faith in God does not excuse carelessness in practical matters. Christians are called to conduct their worldly affairs with prudence, integrity, and common sense.
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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
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…
Baptist
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…
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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
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…
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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…
