Jeremiah 32:8

Jeremiah 32:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then, just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.’ “I knew that this was the word of the Lord;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the Lord, and said to me, 'Buy my field that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 32:8

6So now, Jeremiah said, “The Lord told me, 7‘Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. He will say to you, “Buy my field at Anathoth because you are entitled as my closest relative to buy it.”’ Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, ‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me. 9So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it. 10I signed the deed of purchase, sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase. I weighed out the silver for him on a scale.

Jeremiah 32:8 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לַי חֲנַמְאֵ֨ל בֶּן־דֹּדִ֜י כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־חֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָה֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֡י קְנֵ֣ה נָ֠א אֶת־שָׂדִ֨י אֲשֶׁר־בַּעֲנָת֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֗ין כִּֽי־לְךָ֞ מִשְׁפַּ֧ט הַיְרֻשָּׁ֛ה וּלְךָ֥ הַגְּאֻלָּ֖ה קְנֵה־לָ֑ךְ וָאֵדַ֕ע כִּ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵלchănam'êl · HanamelH2601
• mine uncle’sדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: male relativeH1730
• sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to me in the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the prisonמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307
• according to the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Buyקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• my fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• in Anathothעֲנָתוֹת‛ănâthôth · AnathothH6068
• in the countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• for the rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• of inheritanceיְרֻשָּׁהyerûshshâh · possessionH3425
• thine, and the redemptionגְּאֻלָּהge'ûllâh · redemptionH1353
• for thyself. Then I knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:8

• Jeremiah 32:2Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah.
• Jeremiah 33:1The Lord spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
• Jeremiah 32:7‘Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. He will say to you, “Buy my field at Anathoth because you are entitled as my closest relative to buy it.”’
• 1 Kings 2:26The king then told Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your property in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.”
• 1 Chronicles 6:60Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all.
• 1 Samuel 9:16“At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me!”
• 1 Samuel 10:3“As you continue on from there, you will come to the tall tree of Tabor. At that point three men who are going up to God at Bethel will meet you. One of them will be carrying three young goats, one of them will be carrying three round loaves of bread, and one of them will be carrying a container of wine.
• 1 Kings 22:25Micaiah replied, “Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.”
• Zechariah 11:11So it was annulled that very day, and then the most afflicted of the flock who kept faith with me knew that that was the word of the Lord.
• John 4:53Then the father realized that it was the very time Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live,” and he himself believed along with his entire household.
• Acts 10:17Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8This was the word of the Lord - It was by his appointment that I was to make this purchase. The whole was designed as a symbolical act, to show the people that there would be a return from Babylon, that each family should re-enter on its former possessions, and that a man might safely purchase on the certainty of this event.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The right of inheritance is thine - Hanameel therefore had no children, and at his death the land would have been Jeremiah‘s by right of birth. According to the Law Numbers 35:5, it must have been part of the suburbs of Anathoth, within less than a mile, which was all the priests and Levites might cultivate.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Anathoth was the hometown of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1). According to Hebrew law, Jeremiah's cousin had to offer the land first to his closest relative (see Leviticus 25:25, 32; Ruth 4:1–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Then I knew--Not that Jeremiah previously doubted the reality of the divine communication, but, the effect following it, and the prophet's experimentally knowing it, confirmed his faith and was the seal to the vision. The Roman historian, Florus (2.6), records a similar instance: During the days that Rome was being besieged by Hannibal, the very ground on which he was encamped was put up for sale at Rome, and found a purchaser; implying the calm…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 32:8

• Anathoth
• Hanamel
• Inheritance
• Jeremiah
• Land
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Anathoth
• Fear
• Hanameel
• Open
• Redemption
• Agrarian Laws
• Baruch
• Hanamel

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings