Imprisoned Prophet Purchases Land In Anathoth
With the Babylonian army actively besieging Jerusalem, the prophet Jeremiah has made a seemingly foolish financial decision. While confined in the court of the guard by King Zedekiah, Jeremiah purchased a field in Anathoth from his cousin, weighing out seventeen shekels of silver. He placed the deed in an earthenware jar to preserve it, prophesying that houses and fields will once again be bought in this doomed land.
"For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.'"
— Jeremiah 32:15
— Jeremiah 32:15
Timeline Box:
Jeremiah purchased this field during the final siege of Jerusalem, a prolonged event that enveloped the winter and spring months before the city's fall.
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