Jeremiah (to Zedekiah): ⁶ The message of the Eternal came to me through my cousin: ⁷ “Look! Hanamel (son of Shallum, your uncle), is going to come to you and say, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth; as my nearest relative, it is your right to buy it before I offer it to anyone else.^[a] It is also your duty to keep it in the family.’” ⁸ And just as He had predicted, my cousin Hanamel came to me while I was being held in the court of the guard. He said, “Jeremiah, buy my field in your hometown of Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin. It’s your right to buy and redeem it so that it stays in our family.” Then I realized this message was from the Eternal.

⁹ So I bought the field in Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin for seven ounces of silver.