Jeremiah 32:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 32:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 32:9 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen sheke..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 32:9 — KJV
“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. seventeen...: or, seven shekels and ten pieces of silver”
— Jeremiah 32:9 (KJV)
Jeremiah 32:9 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 32:9
“And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:9: son, weighed, money
“And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money. Hamor: Gr. Emmor pieces...: or, lambs”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:9: bought, field, money
“Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:9: weighed, even, shekels
“And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:9: son, even, shekels
“Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? pieces...: drachma, here translated a piece of silver, is the eighth part of an ounce, which cometh to seven pence halfpenny, and is equal to the Roman penny”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:9: even, silver, seven
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