Hanamel, Jeremiah’s cousin, asks him to buy the piece of land in Anathoth, saying to him, for the right of possession and redemption is yours.
In Leviticus 25:25–28, the law made provision for someone who had to sell their land because of debt. A family member was allowed to redeem the property for that person so that the person could return to the land. It is not clear how the law was being applied in this situation because the narrative seems to suggest that Jeremiah was buying the field from Hanamel (Jeremiah 32:9). It is possible that Hanamel used the money to pay off debt. The point of the narrative, however, is not to discuss the use of the law, but to show that Jeremiah purchased a piece of land in the land of Benjamin.
8 Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, ‘Buy my field that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.