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Wycliffe Bible

Jeremiah 32:16

And Y preiede to the Lord, aftir that Y bitook the book of possessioun to Baruc, the sone of Nery; and Y seide, Alas!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Baruch;   Land;   Prayer;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Thompson Chain Reference - Nebuchadnezzar;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Private;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Witnesses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gestures;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baruch;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Neriah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baruch ;   Neriah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Baruch;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Witness;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeremiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Evidence;   Neriah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Restraints on Alienation;   Shabbat Naḥamu;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“After I had given the purchase agreement to Baruch, son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord:
Hebrew Names Version
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Barukh the son of Neriyah, I prayed to the LORD, saying,
King James Version
Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord , saying,
English Standard Version
"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord , saying:
New American Standard Bible
"After giving the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying,
New Century Version
"After I gave the record of ownership to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord ,
Amplified Bible
"Now when I had delivered the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying,
World English Bible
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now when I had deliuered the booke of the possession vnto Baruch, the sonne of Neriah, I prayed vnto the Lord, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, then I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
Contemporary English Version
Then I prayed:
Complete Jewish Bible
After giving the purchase contract to Barukh son of Neriyah, I prayed to Adonai :
Darby Translation
And after I had given the writing of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Nerijah, I prayed unto Jehovah saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
After I gave the deed to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord :
George Lamsa Translation
Now after I had given the deeds of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying,
Good News Translation
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch, I prayed,
Lexham English Bible
And I prayed to Yahweh—after giving my deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah—saying,
Literal Translation
And after I gave the document of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Jehovah, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now when I had delyuered the euydence vnto Baruch ye sonne of Nerias, I besought the LORDE, sayenge:
American Standard Version
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto Jehovah, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Now after I had given the paper to Baruch, the son of Neriah, I made my prayer to the Lord, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying:
King James Version (1611)
Now when I had deliuered the euidence of the purchase vnto Baruch the sonne of Neriah, I prayed vnto the Lord, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe when I had deliuered the euidence vnto Baruch the sonne of Neriah, I besought the Lorde, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall drink, and vomit, and be mad, because of the sword which I send among them.
English Revised Version
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
Update Bible Version
Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying,
New English Translation
"After I had given the copies of the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord ,
New King James Version
"Now when I had delivered the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying:
New Living Translation
Then after I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to the Lord :
New Life Bible
"After I had given the agreement showing I had bought the field to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying,
New Revised Standard
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord , saying:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then prayed I unto Yahweh, - after I had delivered the scroll of purchase unto Baruch son of Neriah, saying: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And after I had delivered the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying:
Revised Standard Version
"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri'ah, I prayed to the LORD, saying:
Young's Literal Translation
And I pray unto Jehovah -- after my giving the purchase-book unto Baruch son of Neriah -- saying,
THE MESSAGE
"And then, having handed over the legal documents to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to God , ‘Dear God , my Master, you created earth and sky by your great power—by merely stretching out your arm! There is nothing you can't do. You're loyal in your steadfast love to thousands upon thousands—but you also make children live with the fallout from their parents' sins. Great and powerful God, named God -of-the-Angel-Armies, determined in purpose and relentless in following through, you see everything that men and women do and respond appropriately to the way they live, to the things they do.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, then I prayed to the LORD, saying,

Contextual Overview

16 And Y preiede to the Lord, aftir that Y bitook the book of possessioun to Baruc, the sone of Nery; and Y seide, Alas! 17 alas! alas! Lord God, Lord, thou madist heuene and erthe in thi greet strengthe, and in thin arm stretchid forth; ech word schal not be hard to thee; 18 which doist merci in thousyndis, and yeldist the wickidnesse of fadris in to the bosum of her sones aftir hem. Thou strongeste, greet, myyti, Lord of oostis is name to thee; 19 greet in councel, and vncomprehensible in thouyt, whose iyen ben open on alle the weies of the sones of Adam, that thou yelde to ech aftir hise weies, and aftir the fruyt of hise fyndyngis; 20 which settidist signes and greet woundris in the lond of Egipt, `til to this dai, bothe in Israel and in men; and madist to thee a name, as this dai is. 21 And thou leddist thi puple Israel out of the lond of Egipt, in signes and in greet woundris, and in a strong hond, and in an arm holdun forth, and in greet dreed; and thou yauest to hem this lond, 22 which thou sworist to the fadris of hem, that thou woldist yyue to hem, a lond flowynge with milk and hony. 23 And thei entriden, and hadden it in possessioun; and thei obeieden not to thi vois, and thei yeden not in thi lawe; alle thingis whiche thou comaundidist to hem to do, thei diden not; and alle these yuels bifellen to hem. 24 Lo! strengthis ben bildid ayens the citee, that it be takun, and the citee is youun in to the hondis of Caldeis, and in to the hondis of the kyng of Babiloyne, that fiyten ayens it, of the face of swerd, and of hungur, and of pestilence; and what euer thingis thou spakest, bifellen, as thou thi silf seest. 25 And Lord God, thou seist to me, Bie thou a feeld for siluer, and yyue thou witnessis, whanne the citee is youun in the hondis of Caldeis.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I Prayed: Jeremiah 12:1, Genesis 32:9-12, 2 Samuel 7:18-25, Ezekiel 36:35-37, Philippians 4:6, Philippians 4:7

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 32:12 - Baruch Jeremiah 45:1 - Baruch Romans 4:20 - staggered

Cross-References

Genesis 32:8
and seide, If Esau schal come to o cumpeny, and schal smyte it, the tothir cumpeny which is residue schal be saued.
Genesis 32:9
And Jacob seide, A! God of my fadir Abraham, and God of my fadir Isaac, A! Lord, that seidist to me, Turne thou ayen in to thi lond, and in to the place of thi birthe, and Y schal do wel to thee,
Genesis 32:20
whanne ye fynden hym, and ye schulen adde, Also Jacob hym silf thi seruaunt sueth oure weie. For Jacob seide, Y schal plese Esau with yiftis that goon bifore, and aftirward Y schal se hym; in hap he schal be mercyful to me.
Psalms 112:5
The man is merye, that doith merci, and leeneth; he disposith hise wordis in dom;
Proverbs 2:11
good councel schal kepe thee, and prudence schal kepe thee; that thou be delyuered fro an yuel weie,
Isaiah 28:26
And his God schal teche hym, in doom he schal teche hym.
Matthew 10:16
Lo! Y sende you as scheep in the myddil of wolues; therfor be ye sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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:

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 32:16. I 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 destroy, had not his infinite goodness said, I will pardon and spare.


 
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