Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
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Gill's Exposition
So Hanameel mine uncle's son came unto me,.... Freely and voluntarily, of his own accord; though it was determined he should, as it was predicted he would; for God's decrees do not infringe the…
Barnes' Notes
Hanameel was strictly the first-cousin of Jeremiah. In Hebrew all the terms of relationship are used in a more loose way than with us.
It appears by the date of this chapter that we are now coming very nigh to that fatal year which completed the desolations of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. God's judgments came gradually upon…
Cambridge Bible
Hanamel the son of Shallum thine uncle The distinct statement in Jer 32:8-9 however that Hanamel was Jeremiah's first cousin makes it necessary to refer the word uncleof this v. to Shallum, and to…
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