10. I signed the deed, sealed it, called witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances to him.
11. So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;
12. and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who subscribed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
13. “I commanded Baruch before them, saying,
14. the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says: ‘Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.’
15. For the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says: ‘Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.’
16. Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying,
17. “Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you,
18. who show loving kindness to thousands, and repay 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;
19. great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;
20. who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and amongst other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today;
21. and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;