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 Et Hanameel, fils de mon oncle, vint auprès de moi, selon la parole de l'Eternel, dans la cour de la prison, et il me dit: Achète mon champ, qui est à Anathoth, dans le pays de Benjamin, car tu as le droit d'héritage et de rachat, achète-le! Je reconnus que c'était la parole de l'Eternel.