Jeremias 32:16

16 “Depois que entreguei a escritura de compra a Baruque, filho de Nerias, orei ao SENHOR:

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 SENHOR dos Exércitos, Deus de Israel: ‘Tome estes documentos, tanto a cópia selada como a não selada da escritura de compra e coloque-os num jarro de barro para que se conservem por muitos anos’.

15 Porque assim diz o SENHOR dos Exércitos, Deus de Israel: ‘Casas, campos e vinhas tornarão a ser comprados nesta terra’.

16 “Depois que entreguei a escritura de compra a Baruque, filho de Nerias, orei ao SENHOR:

17 “Ah! Soberano SENHOR, tu fizeste os céus e a terra pelo teu grande poder e por teu braço estendido. Nada é difícil demais para ti.

18 Mostras bondade até mil gerações, mas lanças os pecados dos pais sobre os seus filhos. Ó grande e poderoso Deus, cujo nome é o SENHOR dos Exércitos,