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.
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 seventeen pieces of silver, and I weighed out the full amount on a scale.
10-11. I had two copies of the bill of sale written out, each containing all the details of our agreement. Some witnesses and I signed the official copy, which was folded and tied, before being sealed shut with hot wax. Then I gave Hanamel the silver.
12. And while he, the witnesses, and all the other Jews sitting in the courtyard were still watching, I gave both copies to Baruch son of Neriah.
13-14. I told Baruch that the Lord had said:Take both copies of this bill of sale, one sealed shut and the other open, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time.
15. I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, and I promise you that people will once again buy and sell houses, farms, and vineyards in this country.
16. Then I prayed:
17. Lord God, you stretched out your mighty arm and made the sky and the earth. You can do anything.
18. You show kindness for a thousand generations, but you also punish people for the sins of their parents. You are the Lord All-Powerful.
19. With great wisdom you make plans, and with your great power you do all the mighty things you planned. Nothing we do is hidden from your eyes, and you reward or punish us as we deserve.