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Jeremiah 32:9

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Jeremiah 32:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 32:9

Theological / Devotional

Seventeen shekels of silver. This amount, in its Babylonian equivalent, would have a purchasing power of one ox or about nine sheep or goats (see Vol. I, p. 169).

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