New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 32:17
17‘1Ah Lord 2God! Behold, You have 3made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! 4Nothing is too difficult 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)'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.
- 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.
Context of Jeremiah 32:17
15For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”’ 16“After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, then I prayed to the Lord, saying, ‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You, 18who shows lovingkindness to thousands, but repays the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God. The Lord of hosts is His name; 19great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone 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
- Ahאֲהָהּ'ăhâhh · alas!H162
- Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- and the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- by Your greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- and by Your outstretchedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
- Nothingלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- Nothingכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- Nothingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- is tooמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- difficultפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:17
- Jeremiah 1:6Then I said, “Alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a youth.”
- Jeremiah 4:10Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Surely You have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace’; whereas a sword touches the throat.”
- Jeremiah 14:13But, “Ah, Lord God!” I said, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword nor will you have famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
- Ezekiel 9:8As they were striking the people and I alone was left, I fell on my face and cried out saying, “Alas, Lord God! Are You destroying the whole remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?”
- Ezekiel 11:13Now it came about as I prophesied, that Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “Alas, Lord God! Will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
- Jeremiah 10:11Thus you shall say to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
- Jeremiah 27:5“I have made the earth, the men and the beasts which are on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will give it to the one who is pleasing in My sight.
- Jeremiah 51:15It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He 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 the heavens and the 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 19:15Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
- Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them And the heavenly host bows down before You.
- Psalms 102:25Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Psalms 136:5To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
- Psalms 146:5How blessed 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 has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them 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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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 32:17 Jer 1:6; 4:10 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 32:17 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 32:17 2 Kin 19:15; Ps 102:25; Is 40:26-29; Jer 27:5 ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 32:17 Gen 18:14; Jer 32:27; Zech 8:6; Matt 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 1:37; 18:27 ↩
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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