Matthew 27:9‑10 misattributes Jeremiah, source Zechariah

The introduction of this verse ... to Jeremiah at Matthew 2:17. Like many of the Hebrew Bible quotations in Matthew, the author has liberally reworked these verses from the source material. The verse nowhere exactly matches any Old Testament text, but the closest is Zechariah ...

Their action was a fulfillment ... and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me’” (Matthew 27:9–10)....

(For other examples, see: Does ... 27:9-10. The words he quotes are not found in Jeremiah at all, but most closely resemble a citation of Zechariah 11:13 (though with notable differences)....

9-10) are from Zechariah 11:12-13, but the content is also closely related to Jeremiah 19:1-13, which is a prophecy of judgment for the shedding of innocent blood (Mt. 27:4) that describes Topheth as the "Valley of Slaughter" (Jer.

Like the seminary-trained preacher ... like Matthew 27:9-10. In fact, the critic revels in the fact that the quote is really from the book of Zechariah....

Since Zechariah 11:12-13 and Matthew 27:9-10 read differently, that demonstrates to me that Matthew was · not actually quoting Zechariah’s writing but rather Jeremiah’s (audible) preaching. Other than Matthew 27:9-10, there is no authoritative record as to what the Prophet Jeremiah preached about the 30 pieces of silver and the potter’s field (predicting Jesus Christ’s betrayal).

For centuries, these two verses have been contemplated by Christians and criticized by skeptics. The alleged problem with this passage, as one modern-day critic noted, is that “this is not a quote from Jeremiah, but a misquote of Zechariah” ...

Some claim it is a mistake that Matthew attributes the quotation in Matthew 27:9-10 to Jeremiah instead of Zechariah.

First, the text seems to come from Zechariah 11:11–13 rather than anywhere in Jeremiah, yet Matthew cites it as coming from Jeremiah. Second, there is no reference to a potter’s field in the text in Zechariah.