Jeremias 32:16

16 E depois que dei a escritura da compra a Banique, filho de Nerias, orei ao Senhor, dizendo:

Jeremias 32:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:16

Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto
Baruch the son of Neriah
When he had finished his worldly business, and which yet was by a divine order, and to answer a divine purpose, then he betook himself to prayer; and it is proper we should be quite free from worldly cares and concerns when we enter upon religious duties, particularly prayer to God; when the soul ought to be separated from the world and the things of it, and wholly devoted to God: I prayed unto the Lord;
either for further information in this matter, of the use and design of buying the field; and how this part of the prophecy, signified by it, concerning the Jews buying and possessing houses and fields, can be made to agree with the other prophecy, that the city should be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans; or, at least, that he might be able to answer the cavils and objections made by the Jews to it: that he was in some puzzle, perplexity, and distress, appears by his prayer, which begins, saying,
as follows:

Jeremias 32:16 In-Context

14 Assim diz o Senbor dos exércitos, o Deus de Israel: Toma estas escrituras de compra, tanto a selada, como a aberta, e mete-as num vaso de barro, para que se possam conservar muitos dias;

15 pois assim diz o Senhor dos exércitos, o Deus de Israel: Ainda se comprarão casas, e campos, e vinhas nesta terra.

16 E depois que dei a escritura da compra a Banique, filho de Nerias, orei ao Senhor, dizendo:

17 Ah! Senhor Deus! És tu que fizeste os céus e a terra com o teu grande poder, e com o teu braço estendido! Nada há que te seja demasiado difícil!

18 Usas de benignidade para com milhares e tornas a iniqüidade dos pais ao seio dos filhos depois deles; tu és o grande, o poderoso Deus cujo nome é o Senhor dos exércitos.