15. The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, has said that houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”
16. After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch, I prayed,
17. “Sovereign Lord, you made the earth and the sky by your great power and might; nothing is too difficult for you.
18. You have shown constant love to thousands, but you also punish people for the sins of their parents. You are a great and powerful God; you are the Lord Almighty.
19. You make wise plans and do mighty things; you see everything that people do, and you reward them according to their actions.
20. Long ago, you performed miracles and wonders in Egypt, and you have continued to perform them to this day, both in Israel and among all the other nations, so that you are now known everywhere.
21. By means of miracles and wonders that terrified our enemies, you used your power and might to bring your people Israel out of Egypt.
22. You gave them this rich and fertile land, as you had promised their ancestors.
23. But when they came into this land and took possession of it, they did not obey your commands or live according to your teaching; they did nothing that you had ordered them to do. And so you brought all this destruction on them.