Jeremiah Prays and God Explains

16 “After giving the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I (A)prayed to the Lord, saying, 17 (B)Oh, Lord [a]God! Behold, You Yourself have (C)made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! (D)Nothing is too difficult for You, 18 who (E)shows mercy to thousands, but (F)repays the wrongdoing of fathers into the laps of their children after them, (G)great and (H)mighty God. The (I)Lord of armies is His name; 19 (J)great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose (K)eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of mankind, (L)giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; 20 who has (M)accomplished signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day both in Israel and among mankind; and You have (N)made a name for Yourself, as at this day. 21 You (O)brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and with wonders, and with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22 and You gave them this land, which You (P)swore to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23 They (Q)came in and took possession of it, but they (R)did not obey Your voice or (S)walk in Your Law; they did not do [b]anything that You commanded them to do; therefore You have made (T)all this disaster happen to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 32:17 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Jeremiah 32:23 Or all that

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