Jeremiah 33:3

Jeremiah 33:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
• New International Version (NIV)‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

Context of Jeremiah 33:3

1Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, saying, 2“This is what the Lord says, He who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to create it, He whose name is the Lord: ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ 4For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which have been torn down to make a defense against the assault ramps and the sword: 5‘While they are coming to fight the Chaldeans and to fill their houses with the bodies of people whom I have struck down in My anger and My wrath, and I have hidden My face from this city because of all their wickedness:

Jeremiah 33:3 word by word

קְרָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וְאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ וְאַגִּ֧ידָה לְּךָ֛ גְּדֹל֥וֹת וּבְצֻר֖וֹת לֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• Callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• to Me and I will answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• you, and I will tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• mightyבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• which you do not knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Jeremiah 33:3

• Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
• Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the Lord our God whenever we call on Him?
• 1 Kings 8:47if they take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and implore Your favor in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 91:15He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
• Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.
• Isaiah 65:24It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will listen.
• Joel 2:32And it will come about that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Will be saved; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, Just as the Lord has said, Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.
• Luke 11:9“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• Acts 2:21And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;
• 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
• Micah 7:15“As in the days when you went out from the land of Egypt, I will show you miracles.”
• Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
• Psalms 25:14The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 33:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Call unto eve, and I will answer thee - To me alone it belongs to reveal what is future; and the stupendous things which are now coming are known only to myself. These idolaters go to their gods to get information relative to the issue of the present commotions; but there is no light in them. Ask thou, O Jeremiah, and I will tell thee the great and mighty things which even thou knowest not.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Mighty things - Or, as in the margin. The words are probably a quotation from Isaiah 48:6.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. 33. Call ... I will answer--(Jr 29:12; Psa 91:15). Jeremiah, as the representative of the people of God, is urged by God to pray for that which God has determined to grant; namely, the restoration. God's promises are not to slacken, but to quicken the prayers of His people (Psa 132:13, 17; Is 62:6, 7). mighty things--Hebrew, "inaccessible things," that is, incredible, hard to man's understanding [Maurer], namely, the restoration of the Jews, an event…Read the comment

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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