I prayed unto the Lord. —The prophet, it is obvious, records his own prayer. Nowhere, perhaps—the prayer of Ezra ([Refere…

And I charged Baruch before them, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase,…

Although the Prophet was discharging his own office, yet he confesses that he was himself perplexed at the vision. From this it appears that God’s …

Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto
Baruch the son of Neriah