Jeremiah 33:1

Jeremiah 33:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time:
• English Standard Version (ESV)The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the guard:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

Context of Jeremiah 33:1

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was in prison in the yard of the palace. 2He said, ‘I am the Lord who made the earth. I gave a shape to it and I put it in its place. The Lord is my name. I say this to you: 3“Call out to me and I will answer you. I will tell you about great things. They are secret things that you do not yet know.”

Jeremiah 33:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ שֵׁנִ֑ית וְהוּא֙ עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ עָצ֔וּר בַּחֲצַ֥ר הַמַּטָּרָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• time, while he was yet shut upעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• in the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the prisonמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 33:1

• Jeremiah 32:2Nebuchadnezzar's army had made their camp all around Jerusalem. Jeremiah was a prisoner in the city. Guards kept him in a yard of the palace of the king of Judah.
• Jeremiah 37:21Then King Zedekiah told his officers to put Jeremiah in the palace yard where the guards would watch him. He told them to get bread every day from the bakers in the city and give it to Jeremiah. They should do that until there was no more bread in the city. So they kept Jeremiah as prisoner in the palace yard with the royal guards.
• Jeremiah 38:28After that, Jeremiah stayed in the palace yard as a prisoner. He stayed there until the day when Babylon's army took Jerusalem for themselves.
• 2 Timothy 2:9And I have many troubles because I tell that good news to people. They have even put me in a prison, like someone who has done something bad. But nobody can keep God's message in a prison!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 33:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Moreover the word of the Lord - This was in the eleventh year of the reign of Zedekiah, Jeremiah being still shut up in prison: but he was now in the court of the prison, where the elders and the king's officers, etc., might consult him with the greater ease; for they continued to inquire, foolishly thinking, that if he would but prophesy good things, that these must come, or that he had sufficient power with God to induce him to alter his mind, - destroy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The prison - The guard.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The restoration of the Jews. (Jr 33:1-13) The Messiah promised; happiness of his times. (Jr 33:14-26) Verses 1-13 Those who expect to receive comforts from God, must call upon him. Promises are given, not to do away, but to quicken and encourage prayer. These promises lead us to the gospel of Christ; and in that God has revealed truth to direct us, and peace to make us easy. All who by sanctifying grace are cleansed from the filth of sin, by pardoning…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-26As Jerusalem and the king of Judah faced invaders, God gave Jeremiah insight into His long-term plan. The promises would only come true after the destruction. The nation's hope was not in avoiding destruction but in the purification it would bring. Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace from late 587 BC, during the siege, until Jerusalem fell in August 586 BC (see Jeremiah 32:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. shut up--(Jr 32:2, 3; 2Ti 2:9). Though Jeremiah was shut up in bondage, the word of God was "not bound."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 33:1

• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Prison
• Prophecy
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Dungeon
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings