Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 32:13
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
And I charged Baruch before them,…. Before his kinsman, the witnesses of the deed, and the Jews that were in the court:
saying, as follows:
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Jer 32:13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Ver. 13. And I charged Baruch. ] See on Jer 32:12 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jer 32:13-14. Baruch was acting as secretary for Jeremiah and was charged with the care of the document concerning the transaction. Sealed and open means the parts of the deal that were written arid those that were merely beheld with the eyes and heard with the ears as audible agreements.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Jeremiah instructed Baruch to store the documents in an earthenware jar, so they would last a long time. These jars were undoubtedly similar to the ones in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were preserved and discovered two millennia later, still in fairly good condition. The jars were usually sealed with pitch. The Lord had revealed to Jeremiah that the Israelites would again buy and sell land in Judah. In spite of the imminent captivity, they would return to the land and resume life as usual eventually.