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Matthew 27:9-10, "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me."
The sole reason this needs to be believed is because the writer of Matthew's account was given by the Holy Spirit.
Two facts to note:
1. The writings by Jeremaiah have been edited. There are today two editions of Jeremiah where that prophecy is missing from those two edits. The longer Hebrew edition and the shorter LXX Greek edition.
2. Zechariah quotes Jeremaih.
Zechariah 1:4, "Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 25:5, "They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: . . ."
Jeremiah 25:7, "Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; . . ."
Zechariah 11:12-13. "And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD."
The sole reason this needs to be believed is because the writer of Matthew's account was given by the Holy Spirit.
Two facts to note:
1. The writings by Jeremaiah have been edited. There are today two editions of Jeremiah where that prophecy is missing from those two edits. The longer Hebrew edition and the shorter LXX Greek edition.
2. Zechariah quotes Jeremaih.
Zechariah 1:4, "Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 25:5, "They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: . . ."
Jeremiah 25:7, "Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; . . ."
Zechariah 11:12-13. "And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD."