Jeremiah 32:10
in Jeremiah 32I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
KJV
And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
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This verse in Jeremiah 32
Commentary
7 notes on this verseI subscribed the evidence - We have here all the circumstances of this legal act: 1. An offer is made of the reversion of the ground, till the jubilee, to him who would then of right come into possession. 2. The price is agreed on, and the silver weighed in the balances. 3. A contract or deed of sale is drawn up, to which both parties agreeing, 4. Witnesses are brought forward to see it signed and sealed; for the contract was both subscribed and sealed.
This site's exposition
Jeremiah replied, “The word of the
on Jeremiah 32:6-10
Hanamel's visit is foretold. When the cousin asks Jeremiah to use “the right of redemption” on a field, he knows “that this was the word of the LORD.” The sale is ordinary, “seventeen shekels of silver” for land he is unlikely to farm in territory the Chaldeans already hold.
This site's exposition
signed and sealed the deed
Barnes describes two documents: the sealed deed was closed up and kept, while the open copy served for common use. If the sale were challenged, a judge opened the sealed copy and compared the two. Clarke lists every step: offer, price, silver weighed, deed drawn up, witnesses at the signing.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(v. 9 seqq.) But I understood that it was the word of the Lord, and I bought a field from my cousin Anameel, who is in Anathoth, and I weighed out the silver, seven shekels and ten silver coins. And I wrote it in a book, and signed it, and called witnesses, and weighed the silver on a scale. And I received the sealed deed, the terms and conditions, and the external seals.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He prays with admiration of God's majesty and works; and represents his own conflict, ver. 16-25. God confirms the captivity for their sins, ver. 26-35. but promises a gracious return, ver. 36-44.
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And I subscribed the evidence,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
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. There were two indentures, of which one was called the purchase-deed, and was signed by the purchaser and the witnesses. It was then sealed, not in our sense of appending a seal in place of signatures, but to close it up. The open deed was probably an exact copy, and was that intended for common use. In case its authenticity was called in question, the sealed copy would have to be produced before the judge, the seal opened, and if its contents agreed with those of the open deed, the decision would be in the buyer’s favor. By the offer is probably meant the specification. The conditions, literally, the statutes, would be the stipulations and terms of the sale, e. g. as to its restoration at the year of jubile, its price etc. The placing of the deeds in jar was of course intended to preserve them from damp during the long years of the exile.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב | vaekhto | and I wrote | H3789 → | 224 times |
| בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ | basefer | on the document | H5612 → | 186 times |
| וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם | vaechtom | and I sealed [it] | H2856 → | 26 times |
| וָאָעֵ֖ד | vaaed | and I caused to witness [it] | H5749 → | 44 times |
| עֵדִ֑ים | ʾedim | witnesses | H5707 → | 70 times |
| וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל | vaeshkol | and I weighed out | H8254 → | |
| הַכֶּ֖סֶף | hakesef | the silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ | bemozenayim | on scales | H3976 → |
וָאֶכְתֹּ֤בand I wrote
vaekhtoH3789 →224 times
בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙on the document
baseferH5612 →186 times
וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔םand I sealed [it]
vaechtomH2856 →26 times
וָאָעֵ֖דand I caused to witness [it]
vaaedH5749 →44 times
עֵדִ֑יםwitnesses
ʾedimH5707 →70 times
וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥לand I weighed out
vaeshkolH8254 →
הַכֶּ֖סֶףthe silver
hakesefH3701 →403 times
בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃on scales
bemozenayimH3976 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Job 14:17My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:34
“Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults?
- Hosea 13:12
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.
- Deuteronomy 32:34
Through
Jeremiah 32:44Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 17:26
And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices,…
- Jeremiah 33:7
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
- Jeremiah 33:26
then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will…
- Jeremiah 17:26
Through
Jeremiah 32:12and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 51:59
This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year…
- Jeremiah 32:16
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
- Jeremiah 51:59
Through
Isaiah 44:5One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
it leads to
- Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Zechariah 13:9
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.