Jeremiah 32:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ Jeremiah, your cousin Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will visit you. He must sell his field near the town of Anathoth, and because you are his nearest relative, you have the right and the responsibility to buy it and keep it in the family.^[a]

⁸ Hanamel came, just as the Lord had promised. And he said, “Please buy my field near Anathoth in the territory of the Benjamin tribe. You have the right to buy it, and if you do, it will stay in our family.”

The Lord had told me to buy it ⁹ from Hanamel, and so I did. The price was 17 pieces of silver, and I weighed out the full amount on a scale.