Jeremiah 32:11

Verse

Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

So I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I took the deed of the purchase that was sealed, and the stipulations, and the ratifications with the seals that were on the outside.

Free Bible Version

Then I took the deed of sale, both the sealed original containing the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy,

Geneva Bible 1599

So I tooke the booke of the possession, being sealed according to the Lawe, and custome, with the booke that was open,

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

Then I took two copies of the paper/papyrus. One was sealed and the other was not sealed. On both of them was written the price and conditions of the purchase. I took both copies

Unlocked Literal Bible

Next I took the deed of purchase that was sealed, following the command and the statutes, as well as the unsealed deed.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

Young's Literal Translation

And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.

Context

Jeremiah Buys Hanamel’s Field

¹⁰I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.¹¹Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—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 sitting in the courtyard of the guard.

Summary

In this verse, Jeremiah is instructed by God to purchase a field from his cousin Hanamel. This act symbolizes hope and restoration for the future, despite the current circumstances of war and exile. By obeying God's command to invest in the land during a time of despair, Jeremiah demonstrates faith in God's promise of eventual return and renewal for the people of Israel. This purchase serves as a prophetic sign of God's faithfulness and His intention to bring about a time of peace and prosperity after the period of judgment and exile.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

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 (Lev 25:13-16), [LUDOVICUS DE DIEU].

Jeremiah 32:11

Jeremiah Buys Hanamel’s Field

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

So I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I took the deed of the purchase that was sealed, and the stipulations, and the ratifications with the seals that were on the outside.

Free Bible Version

Then I took the deed of sale, both the sealed original containing the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy,

Geneva Bible 1599

So I tooke the booke of the possession, being sealed according to the Lawe, and custome, with the booke that was open,

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

Then I took two copies of the paper/papyrus. One was sealed and the other was not sealed. On both of them was written the price and conditions of the purchase. I took both copies

Unlocked Literal Bible

Next I took the deed of purchase that was sealed, following the command and the statutes, as well as the unsealed deed.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

Young's Literal Translation

And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 32:11

Verse

Context

Jeremiah Buys Hanamel’s Field

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Jeremiah 32:11

Jeremiah Buys Hanamel’s Field

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes