Revised Webster's Bible
Jeremiah 32:16
16Now when I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying,
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 the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, both that which is sealed, and this deed which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 15For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. Now when I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying, 17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and outstretched arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 18Thou showest lovingkindness to thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
Read all of Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 32:16 word by word
וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֤י תִתִּי֙ אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֔ה אֶל־בָּר֥וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
- whenאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- deedסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
- purchaseמִקְנָהmiqnâh · purchaseH4736
- Baruchבָּרוּךְbârûk · BaruchH1263
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- Neriahנֵרִיָהוּnêrîyâh nêrîyâhû · NeriahH5374
- prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:16
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteousart thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me speak with thee of thy judgments: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper? why are they all happy that deal very treacherously?
- Genesis 32:9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who saidst to me, Return to thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
- 2 Samuel 7:18Then king David went in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
- 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 fortified, 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 to 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
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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
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