Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Jeremiah 32:11
I took — It is probable, that upon such sales among the Jews, two instruments were made, the one sealed up, to be kept by the purchaser, the other open, to be shewed to the judges, and by them ratified.
I took — It is probable, that upon such sales among the Jews, two instruments were made, the one sealed up, to be kept by the purchaser, the other open, to be shewed to the judges, and by them ratified.
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 oiler and the conditions, and that which was open etc. Th...
CHAPTER 32 Jeremiah in Prison _ 1. Shut up in the court of the prison (Jeremiah 32:1) _ 2. The revelation of the Lord concerning Hanameel (Jeremiah 32:6) 3. The prophet's prayer (Jeremiah 32
Jeremiah, after a premonition of the coming opportunity (subsequently confirmed as being of Divine origin, Jeremiah 32:8) uses the right of redemption belonging to the next-of-kin (Leviticus 25:25; Ru...
ACCORDING TO THE LAW. See notes on Jeremiah 32:7....
See introd. summary to the section....
_both that which was sealed … and that which was open_ but not implying two documents to be kept separate. They were the two parts of a whole. See on Jeremiah 32:10. according to _the law and custom_...
B. The Purchase of a Field Jeremiah 32:6-15 TRANSLATION (6) And Jeremiah said: The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (7) Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come unto you, saying...
So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: I TOOK THE EVIDENCE OF THE PURCHASE, BOTH SEALED ... AND ... OPEN. Two d...
This chapter forms the introduction to the most continuously historical part of the book, which describes incidents in the two years preceding the final destruction of Jerusalem, viz. chs. 34-43. The...
_According_ TO THE LAW AND CUSTOM] RM '_containing_ the terms and conditions.'...
BOTH THAT WHICH WAS SEALED... AND THAT WHICH WAS OPEN. — We are left to conjecture why there were two documents, and why one was sealed and the other open. Possibly, as in modern transactions, one was...
וָ אֶקַּ֖ח אֶת ־סֵ֣פֶר הַ מִּקְנָ֑ה אֶת
CHAPTER XXX RESTORATION I THE SYMBOL Jeremiah 32:1 "And I bought the field of Hanameel."- Jeremiah 32:9 WHEN Jeremiah was first called to his prophetic mission, after the charge "to pluck up and t...
The next of the prophecies of hope consists of the account of Jeremiah's purchase of a field in Anathoth, with the interpretation of the suggestiveness of the action. While he was still in prison thro...
So I took the deed of the purchase, [both] that which was sealed (g) [according] to the law and custom, and that which was open: (g) According to the custom the instrument or evidence was sealed up w...
_Outside. "There was another copy left open for inspection, (ver. 14.) which custom still prevails," says St. Jerome. (Haydock)_...
The Lord was pleased by this token, of causing Jeremiah to buy a portion of land, in the prospect of the loss of all the land, to testify, that his word should stand: and though for a time he gave his...
The Prophet adds, that he _wrote a book, _that is, the writing of the purchase; for ספר _sepher, _means in Hebrew, not only a volume, but what we call a document, and the Latins tablets, _(tabulas) _T...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 31 AND 32. But it would not be Judah only, to whom the prophecies of Jeremiah were addressed, that should be restored-all the families of Israel should enjoy...
SO I TOOK THE EVIDENCE OF THE PURCHASE,.... The deed of purchase, the book or bill of sale, the instrument of the bargain, as before mentioned: [BOTH] THAT WHICH IS SEALED, [ACCORDING] TO THE LAW AND...
So I took the evidence of the purchase, [both] that which was sealed [according] to the law and custom, and that which was open: Ver. 11. _So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was...
_I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it_ I wrote down an account of the transaction in a book. The method it appears then in use among the Jews when any purchase was made was, that the purchaser, as...
1-15 Jeremiah, being in prison for his prophecy, purchased a piece of ground. This was to signify, that though Jerusalem was besieged, and the whole country likely to be laid waste, yet the time woul...
It is most probable that, upon such bargains and sales amongst the Jews, two instruments were made, the one sealed up, to be kept by the purchaser, the other open, to be showed to the judges, and by t...
Jeremiah 32:11 took H3947 (H8799) purchase H4736 deed H5612 sealed H2856 (H8803) law H4687 custom H2706 open...
Section 2 Subsection 2 Part 2). Having Been Imprisoned During The Siege Of Jerusalem Jeremiah Buys A Piece Of Hereditary Land In Order To Demonstrate Confidence In The Future Of The Land Of Judah, Som...
THE TRANSACTION (JEREMIAH 32:7). Jeremiah 32:7 “Behold, Hanamel, the son of Shallum your uncle, will come to you, saying, ‘Buy you my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours...
JEREMIAH IS COMMANDED BY YHWH TO DEMONSTRATE HIS CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF JUDAH BY BUYING LAND FROM HIS COUSIN HANAMEL ON THE DEATH OF HIS UNCLE. BUT EVEN JEREMIAH IS PUZZLED BY IT AND IT DRIVES HI...
SUB-PART A. AFTER ITS DESTRUCTION JERUSALEM WILL ONE DAY BE RESTORED, SOMETHING GUARANTEED TO JEREMIAH IN A SYMBOLIC ACT OF PURCHASING FAMILY LAND (JEREMIAH 32:1). Jeremiah is commanded to buy an here...
Jeremiah 32:6. _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 thee my field that is in Anathoth: for...
Jeremiah 32:1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. For then the king of Babylon's army besieged J...
CONTENTS: Sign of the field of Hanameel. Jeremiah's second persecution, his prayer and Jehovah's answer. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Hanameel, Baruch. CONCLUSION: When we are...
Jeremiah 32:1. _The eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar._ This name, which in Hebrew signifies groaning and complaint, aptly describes the miseries he inflicted on the nations. Like an inundation he rav...
_Buy my field, I pray thee._ JEREMIAH’S FAITH I. Faith is here illustrated as resting exclusively upon the word of God. All that Jeremiah did in this matter he did just because he had a command from...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 32:11 SEALED DEED... OPEN COPY. Scribes wrote two copies of the transaction. They rolled up and sealed the first copy, leaving the second open for viewing....
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—“Tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, and eighteenth of Nebuchadnezzar” (Jeremiah 32:1). _Cf_. note on chronology of chap. 25: “this eight...
EXPOSITION Jeremiah was far from wishing to depress his fellow countrymen to the point of disbelieving in the inalienable promises of God to Israel, He fully recognized an element of truth in the prea...
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar (Jeremiah 32:1). Now in the eleventh year of Zedekiah is when...
1 Corinthians 11:16; Acts 26:3; Luke 2:27...