{By Jeremiah the prophet} (dia Ieremiou). This quotation
comes mainly from  Zec 11:13  though not in exact language. In
 Jer 18:18  the prophet tells of a visit to a potter's house and
in  Jer 32:6ff.  of the purchase of a field. It is in Zechariah
that the thirty pieces of silver are mentioned. Many theories are
offered for the combination of Zechariah and Jeremiah and
attributing it all to Jeremiah as in  Mr 1:2f.  the quotation
from Isaiah and Malachi is referred wholly to Isaiah as the more
prominent of the two. Broadus and McNeile give a full discussion
of the various theories from a mere mechanical slip to the one
just given above. Matthew has here ( 27:10 ) "the field of the
potter" (eis ton agron tou kerame(9373)) for "the potter the house
of the Lord" in  Zec 11:13 . That makes it more parallel with the
language of  Mt 27:7 .