Jeremías 32:16

16 »Después de entregarle la escritura a Baruc hijo de Nerías, oré al SEÑOR:

Jeremías 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:

Jeremías 32:16 In-Context

14 “Así dice el SEÑORTodopoderoso, el Dios de Israel: ‘Toma la copia sellada y la copia abierta de esta escritura, y guárdalas en una vasija de barro, para que se conserven mucho tiempo’.

15 Porque así dice el SEÑOR Todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel: ‘De nuevo volverán a comprarse casas, campos y viñedos en esta tierra’”.

16 »Después de entregarle la escritura a Baruc hijo de Nerías, oré al SEÑOR:

17 »¡Ah, SEÑOR mi Dios! Tú, con tu gran fuerza y tu brazo poderoso, has hecho los cielos y la tierra. Para ti no hay nada imposible.

18 Muestras tu fiel amor a multitud de generaciones, pero también castigas a los hijos por la iniquidad de sus antepasados. ¡Oh Dios grande y fuerte, tu nombre es el SEÑOR Todopoderoso!