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Jeremiah 33:3
3Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
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
1While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the Lord gave him this second message: 2“This is what the Lord says—the Lord who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the Lord: Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come. 4For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You have torn down the houses of this city and even the king’s palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege ramps and swords of the enemy. 5You expect to fight the Babylonians, but the men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in my terrible anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness.
Read all of Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 33:3 word by word
קְרָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וְאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ וְאַגִּ֧ידָה לְּךָ֛ גְּדֹל֥וֹת וּבְצֻר֖וֹת לֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 33:3
- Jeremiah 29:12In those days when you pray, I will listen.
- Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him?
- 1 Kings 8:47But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.’
- Psalms 50:15Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
- Psalms 91:15When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
- Isaiah 65:24I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!
- Joel 2:32But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape, just as the Lord has said. These will be among the survivors whom the Lord has called.
- Luke 11:9“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
- Acts 2:21But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- Romans 10:12Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
- Micah 7:15“Yes,” says the Lord, “I will do mighty miracles for you, like those I did when I rescued you from slavery in Egypt.”
- Ephesians 3:20Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
- Psalms 25:14The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them 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
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