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

1The Lord spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse. 2“I, the Lord, do these things. I, the Lord, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the Lord. I say to you, ‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’ 4For I, the Lord God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians: 5‘The defenders of the city will go out and fight with the Babylonians. But they will only fill those houses and buildings with the dead bodies of the people that I will kill in my anger and my wrath. That will happen because I have decided to turn my back on this city on account of the wicked things they have done.

Jeremiah 33:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto me, and I will answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• thee, and shewנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• thee greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and mighty thingsבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• which thou knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Jeremiah 33:3

• Jeremiah 29:12When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers.
• Deuteronomy 4:7In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the Lord our God whenever we call on him?
• 1 Kings 8:47When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, ‘We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.’
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
• Psalms 91:15When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
• Psalms 145:18The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
• Isaiah 65:24Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
• Joel 2:32It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the Lord has promised; the remnant will be those whom the Lord will call.
• Luke 11:9“So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
• Acts 2:21And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.
• 1 Corinthians 1:2to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
• Micah 7:15“As in the days when you departed from the land of Egypt, I will show you miraculous deeds.”
• Ephesians 3:20Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,
• Psalms 25:14The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

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