King James Version
Jeremiah 33:3 in the King James Version says “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. mighty: or, hidden” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. mighty: or, hidden”
Jeremiah 33:3 · KJV
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,
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
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. mighty: or, hidden
For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“unto me and I will answer”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“thee and shew”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
“and mighty things”
H1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e., inaccessible by height or fortification)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“which thou knowest”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
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