King James Version
What Does Jeremiah 33:1 Mean?
“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,”
Context
1
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
2
Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; the LORD is: or, JEHOVAH, etc
3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. mighty: or, hidden
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English ReadersXXXIII.
(1-3) **The second time, while he was yet shut up.**—The discourse that follows belongs to the same period as the preceding chapter, and presents the same general characteristics. Its connexion with the operations of the siege to which Jerusalem was exposed will be traced in Jeremiah 33:4. As with other prophecies, its starting-point is found in the thought of the majesty of the attributes of God.
**Great and mighty things.**—The two adjectives occur in the same combination in Deuteronomy 1:28; Deuteronomy 9:1, and this fact is in favour of the rendering “mighty” rather than “hidden,” as in the margin of the A.V.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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