Jeremiah 32:16

Jeremiah 32:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)“After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord:
• English Standard Version (ESV)"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying:
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now when I had delivered the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying:

Context of Jeremiah 32:16

14Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 15For thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto Yhwh, saying, 17Ah Lord Yhwh! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 18Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, Yhwh of Armies, is his name,

Jeremiah 32:16 word by word

וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֤י תִתִּי֙ אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֔ה אֶל־בָּר֥וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Now whenאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• I had deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the evidenceסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• of the purchaseמִקְנָהmiqnâh · purchaseH4736
• unto Baruchבָּרוּךְbârûk · BaruchH1263
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Neriahנֵרִיָהוּnêrîyâh nêrîyâhû · NeriahH5374
• I prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• unto Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:16

• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, O Yhwh, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
• Genesis 32:9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Yhwh which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
• 2 Samuel 7:18Then went king David in, and sat before Yhwh, and he said, Who am I, O Lord Yhwh? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
• Ezekiel 36:35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
• Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I prayed unto the Lord - And what a prayer! What weight of matter, sublimity of expression, profound veneration, just conception, Divine unction, powerful pleading, and strength of faith! Historical, without flatness; condensed, without obscurity; confessing the greatest of crimes against the most righteous of Beings, without despairing of his mercy, or presuming on his goodness: a confession that, in fact, acknowledges that God's justice should smite and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-25Verses 16-25 Jeremiah adores the Lord and his infinite perfections. When at any time we are perplexed about the methods of Providence, it is good for us to look to first principles. Let us consider that God is the fountain of all being, power, and life; that with him no difficulty is such as cannot be overcome; that he is a God of boundless mercy; that he is a God of strict justice; and that he directs every thing for the best. Jeremiah owns that God was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Jeremiah prayed after he bought the land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Jeremiah, not comprehending how God's threat of destroying Judah could be reconciled with God's commanding him to purchase land in it as if in a free country, has recourse to his grand remedy against perplexities, prayer.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 32:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Baruch
• Land
• Prayer
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Baruch
• Fear
• Open
• Redemption
• Agrarian Laws
• Evidence; Evident; Evidently
• Jeremiah (2)
• Neriah
• Pentateuch
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings