¹⁶ After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch, the son of Neriah, I offered this prayer to the Lord, ¹⁷ “Ah, Lord God, you made the heavens and the earth by your great power and your outstretched arm. Nothing is impossible for you. ¹⁸ You show your steadfast love to thousands, but you permit children to be punished for the guilt of their parents, O great and mighty God whose name is the Lord of hosts.