Jeremiah 32 · Verse 11

Jeremiah 32:11

So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
Jeremiah 32:11, King James Version

Jeremiah 32:11 in other translations

BSBThen I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
WEBSo I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;
ASVSo I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
YLTAnd I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.
DARBYAnd I took the writing of the purchase, that which was sealed according to the law and the statutes, and that which was open;
BBESo I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:
WebsterSo I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

What does Jeremiah 32:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. evidence ... sealed ... open--Two deeds were drawn up in a contract of sale; the one, the original copy, witnessed and sealed with the public seal; the other not so, but open, and therefore less authoritative, being but a copy. Gataker thinks that the purchaser sealed the one with his own seal; the other he showed to witnesses that they might write their names on the back of it and know the contents; and that some details, for example, the conditions and time of redemption were in the sealed copy, which the parties might not choose to be known to the witnesses, and which were therefore not in the open copy. The sealed copy, when opened after the seventy years' captivity, would greatly confirm the faith of those living at that time. The "law and custom" refer, probably, not merely to the sealing up of the conditions and details of purchase, but also to the law of redemption, according to which, at the return to Judea, the deed would show that Jeremiah had bought the field by his right as next of kin (Le 25:13-16), [Ludovicus De Dieu].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-15

Jeremiah buys a field. (Jr 32:1-15) The prophet's prayer. (Jr 32:16-25) God declares that he will give up his people, but promises to restore them. (Jr 32:26-44) Verses 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 would come, when houses, and fields, and vineyards…

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Jeremiah 32:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאֶקַּ֖חva.'e.Kachand I tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
סֵ֣פֶרSe.fer[the] document ofH5612
הַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.Nahthe purchaseH4736
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הֶֽחָת֛וּםhe.cha.Tumthe sealed [one]H2856
הַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.Vahthe orderH4687
וְהַחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.Kimand the conditionsH2706
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַגָּלֽוּי\׃ha.ga.Luithe uncovered [one]H1540

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 32:11

  • Luke 2:27

    And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

  • Acts 26:3

    Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:16

    But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
according.
Lu 2:27; Ac 26:3; 1Co 11:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 32:10

    And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

  • Jeremiah 32:11

    So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

  • Jeremiah 32:12

    And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.

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Jeremiah 32:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tomé luego la carta de venta, sellada según el derecho y costumbre, y el traslado abierto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je pris la lettre d’achat, celle qui était scellée selon le commandement et les statuts, et celle qui était ouverte;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich nahm den Kaufbrief, den versiegelten: die Festsetzung und die Bestimmungen, und auch den offenen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et accepi librum possessionis signatum, et stipulationes, et rata, et signa forinsecus: