Jeremiah 32:10 Meaning
And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
Context Explained
8So 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.
9And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
10And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
11So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
12And 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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:15
This verse outlines the legal process of establishing evidence.
Proverbs 11:1
This verse contrasts honest dealings with dishonest ones.
Matthew 5:37
This verse emphasizes the importance of integrity in commitments.
Source: Jeremiah 32:10