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Jeremiah 32:17
17'Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
- New International Version (NIV)“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!
Context of Jeremiah 32:17
15For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.' 16"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying: 'Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. 18You show steadfast love to thousands, but you repay the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts, 19great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
Read all of Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 32:17 word by word
אֲהָהּ֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ הִנֵּ֣ה׀ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֗יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְאֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּכֹֽחֲךָ֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל וּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה לֹֽא־יִפָּלֵ֥א מִמְּךָ֖ כָּל־דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Ahאֲהָהּ'ăhâhh · alas!H162
- Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- behold, thou hast madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- and the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- by thy greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- and stretched outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
- there is nothingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- too hardפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:17
- Jeremiah 1:6Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth."
- Jeremiah 4:10Then I said, "Ah, Lord God, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'It shall be well with you,' whereas the sword has reached their very life."
- Jeremiah 14:13Then I said: "Ah, Lord God, behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.'"
- Ezekiel 9:8And while they were striking, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, "Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?"
- Ezekiel 11:13And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, "Ah, Lord God! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?"
- Jeremiah 10:11Thus shall you say to them: "The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens."
- Jeremiah 27:5"It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.
- Jeremiah 51:15"It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- Exodus 20:11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
- 2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: "O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
- Nehemiah 9:6"You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
- Psalms 102:25Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
- Psalms 136:5to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
- Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17(27). d Too hard - literally, too wonderful.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-25Verses 16-25 Jeremiah adores the Lord and his infinite perfections. When at any time we are perplexed about the methods of Providence, it is good for us to look to first principles. Let us consider that God is the fountain of all being, power, and life; that with him no difficulty is such as cannot be overcome; that he is a God of boundless mercy; that he is a God of strict justice; and that he directs every thing for the best. Jeremiah owns that God was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17As the all-powerful Creator of everything, the Sovereign Lord could fulfill his promises to his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. hast made ... heaven--Jeremiah extols God's creative power, as a ground of humility on his part as man: It is not my part to call Thee, the mighty God, to account for Thy ways (compare Jr 12:1). too hard--In Jr 32:27 God's reply exactly accords with Jeremiah's prayer (Ge 18:14; Zec 8:6; Lu 1:37).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 32
- 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
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