Jeremiah 32 · Verse 8

Jeremiah 32:8

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.
Jeremiah 32:8, King James Version

Jeremiah 32:8 in other translations

BSBThen, 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.
WEB“So Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to the LORD’s word, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself.’ “Then I knew that this was the LORD’s word.
ASVSo Hanamel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of Jehovah, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land 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 Jehovah.
YLTAnd Hanameel, my uncle's son, cometh in unto me, according to the word of Jehovah, unto the court of the prison, and saith unto me, ‘Buy, I pray thee, my field that is in Anathoth, that is in the land of Benjamin, for thine is the right of possession, and thine of redemption--buy for thee.' And I know that it is the word of Jehovah,
DARBYAnd Hanameel, mine uncle's son, came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of Jehovah, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land 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 Jehovah.
BBESo Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, came to me, as the Lord had said, to the place of the armed watchmen, and said to me, Give the price and get my property which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for you have the nearest relation's right to the heritage; so get it for yourself. Then it was clear to me that this was the word of the Lord.
WebsterSo Hanameel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison, according to the word of the LORD, and said to 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.

What does Jeremiah 32:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Then I knew--Not that Jeremiah previously doubted the reality of the divine communication, but, the effect following it, and the prophet's experimentally knowing it, confirmed his faith and was the seal to the vision. The Roman historian, Florus (2.6), records a similar instance: During the days that Rome was being besieged by Hannibal, the very ground on which he was encamped was put up for sale at Rome, and found a purchaser; implying the calm confidence of the ultimate issue entertained by the Roman people.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 This was the word of the Lord - It was by his appointment that I was to make this purchase. The whole was designed as a symbolical act, to show the people that there would be a return from Babylon, that each family should re-enter on its former possessions, and that a man might safely purchase on the certainty of this event.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 32:1-15 →

Jeremiah 32:8 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.

וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
אֵ֠לַי'E.laito meH413
חֲנַמְאֵ֨לcha.nam.'ElHanamelH2601
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
דֹּדִ֜יdo.Diuncle myH1730
כִּדְבַ֣רkid.Varaccording to [the] word ofH1697
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חֲצַ֣רcha.Tzar[the] courtyard ofH2691
הַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.Rahthe guardH4307
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלַ֡י'e.Laito meH413
קְנֵ֣הke.NehbuyH7069
נָ֠אna'pleaseH4994
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָׂדִ֨יsa.Difield myH7704
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
בַּעֲנָת֜וֹתba.'a.na.Tot[is] at AnathothH6068
אֲשֶׁ֣ר\׀'a.SherwhichH834
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz[is] in [the] land ofH776
בִּנְיָמִ֗יןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
לְךָ֞le.Kha[belongs] to <the> you
מִשְׁפַּ֧טmish.Pat[the] right ofH4941
הַיְרֻשָּׁ֛הhay.ru.Shah<the> possessionH3425
וּלְךָ֥u.le.Khaand [belongs] to <the> you
הַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.Lahthe redemptionH1353
קְנֵה\־ke.neh-buy [it]H7069
לָ֑ךְLakhfor <the> yourself
וָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'and I knewH3045
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
דְבַר\־de.var-[was] [the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הֽוּא\׃Hu'itH1931

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 32:8

  • Jeremiah 32:7

    Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

  • Jeremiah 32:2

    For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.

  • 1 Samuel 9:16-17

    To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.

  • 1 Samuel 10:3-7

    Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. …

  • 1 Kings 22:25

    And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

  • Jeremiah 33:1

    Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:60

    And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

  • 1 Kings 2:26

    And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

  • Acts 10:17-28

    Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate, And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. …

  • Zechariah 11:11

    And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

  • John 4:53

    So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
court.
2; 33:1
Anathoth.
7; 1Ki 2:26; 1Ch 6:60
Then I.
1Sa 9:16,17; 10:3-7; 1Ki 22:25; Zec 11:11; Joh 4:53; Ac 10:17-28
that this.That it was by His appointment that I was to make this purchase; the whole of which was designed as a symbolical act, to shew the people, that although Judah and Jerusalem should be desolated, and the inhabitants carried captive to Babylon, yet there should be a restoration, when lands and possessions should be again enjoyed by their legal owners, in the same manner as formerly. During the famine that prevailed in the city, Hanameel probably wanted money to purchase bread, and his field would not be thought of much value in such circumstances, which may account for the stipulated sum being so very small; for at 2s. 6d. the shekel, it would only amount to about 2£. 2s. 6d.

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

Context

  • Jeremiah 32:7

    Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

  • Jeremiah 32:8

    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.

  • Jeremiah 32:9

    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.

Read all of Jeremiah 32

Jeremiah 32:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vino á mí Hanameel, hijo de mi tío, conforme á la palabra de Jehová, al patio de la cárcel, y díjome: Compra ahora mi heredad que está en Anathoth, en tierra de Benjamín, porque tuyo es el derecho de la herencia, y á ti compete la redención: cómprala para ti. Entonces conocí que era palabra de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Hanameël, fils de mon oncle, vint vers moi, selon la parole de l’ Éternel, dans la cour de la prison, et me dit: Achète, je te prie, mon champ qui est à Anathoth, dans le pays de Benjamin, car à toi est le droit d’héritage, et à toi le rachat: achète-le pour toi. Et je connus que c’était la parole de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Hanamel, der Sohn meines Oheims, kam zu mir, nach dem Worte Jehovas, in den Gefängnishof und sprach zu mir: Kaufe doch mein Feld, das zu Anathoth im Lande Benjamin ist, denn du hast das Erbrecht und du hast die Lösung; kaufe es dir. Und ich erkannte, daß es das Wort Jehovas war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et venit ad me Hanameel filius patrui mei, secundum verbum Domini, ad vestibulum carceris, et ait ad me: Posside agrum meum qui est in Anathoth, in terra Benjamin, quia tibi competit hæreditas, et tu propinquus es ut possideas. Intellexi autem quod verbum Domini esset: