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Jeremiah 32:8
Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah narrates in the courtyard of the guard while Jerusalem faces Babylonian siege (Jeremiah 32:2). His cousin Hanamel arrives to urge him to purchase a family field in Anathoth.
The words — The phrase כִּ/דְבַר יְהוָה (ki/d.Var Yah.weh) translates literally to "according to the word of Yahweh," marking the event as divinely orchestrated. The verb וַ/יָּבֹא (va/i.ya.Vo') means "and he came," emphasizing the sudden fulfillment of the prophecy.
The thread — The arrival of a Benjaminite relative to deliver a specific message echoes the prophecy in 1 Samuel 9:16. The transaction itself fulfills the exact prediction Jeremiah 32:7 recorded.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God’s spoken word precedes and directs historical events. A reader must acknowledge divine sovereignty over tangible, earthly transactions like property rights.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 32:7 Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’
- Jeremiah 32:2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 9:16 “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
- 1 Samuel 10:3 Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
- 1 Kings 22:25 Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
- Jeremiah 33:1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
- 1 Kings 2:26 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
- Zechariah 11:11 It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
- John 4:53 Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.