New English Translation
Jeremiah 32:9
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.
Jeremiah 32:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)so I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver.
Context of Jeremiah 32:9
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.”’ 8Now 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. So 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. 11There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. The other was left unsealed.
Read all of Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 32:9 word by word
וָֽאֶקְנֶה֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מֵאֵ֛ת חֲנַמְאֵ֥ל בֶּן־דֹּדִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־לּוֹ֙ אֶת־הַכֶּ֔סֶף שִׁבְעָ֥ה שְׁקָלִ֖ים וַעֲשָׂרָ֥ה הַכָּֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I boughtקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- of Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵלchănam'êl · HanamelH2601
- my uncle’sדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: male relativeH1730
- sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- in Anathothעֲנָתוֹת‛ănâthôth · AnathothH6068
- and weighedשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
- him the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- seventeenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- seventeenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- shekelsשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:9
- Genesis 23:15“Hear me, my lord. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.”
- 1 Kings 20:39When the king passed by, he called out to the king, “Your servant went out into the heat of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner. He told me, ‘Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason, you will pay with your life or with a talent of silver.’
- Esther 3:9If the king is so inclined, let an edict be issued to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to be conveyed to the king’s treasuries for the officials who carry out this business.”
- Isaiah 55:2Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!
- Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.
- Hosea 3:2So I paid fifteen shekels of silver and about seven bushels of barley to purchase her.
- Zechariah 11:12Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, pay me my wages, but if not, forget it.” So they weighed out my payment – thirty pieces of silver.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Weighed him the money - It does not appear that there was any coined or stamped money among the Jews before the captivity; the Scripture, therefore, never speaks of counting money, but of weighing it. Seventeen shekels of silver - The shekel at this time must have been a nominal coin; it was a thing of a certain weight, or a certain worth. Seventeen shekels was the weight of the silver paid: but it might have been in one ingot, or piece. The shekel has…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Seventeen shekels of silver - literally, as in the margin, probably a legal formula. Jeremiah bought Hanameel‘s life-interest up to the year of Jubilee, and no man‘s life was worth much in a siege like that of Jerusalem. As Jeremiah had no children, at his death the land would devolve to the person who would have inherited it had Jeremiah not bought it. He therefore bought what never was and never could have been of the slightest use to him, and gave for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12Many people might have thought Jeremiah acted foolishly when he agreed to buy the land. After Jerusalem fell and many people went into exile, the land's value would drop to almost nothing. Still, Jeremiah immediately bought the field. Matthew 27:9–10 refers to the “what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet,” which might allude to this event.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. seventeen shekels of silver--As the shekel was only 2s. 4d.., the whole would be under £2, a rather small sum, even taking into account the fact of the Chaldean occupation of the land, and the uncertainty of the time when it might come to Jeremiah or his heirs. Perhaps the "seven shekels," which in the Hebrew (see Margin) are distinguished from the "ten pieces of silver," were shekels of gold [Maurer].Read the comment
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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
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