Jeremiah 33:2

These are the words of the Lord, who is doing it, the Lord who is forming it, to make it certain; the Lord is his name;

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In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;

In Context

1Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,

3Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:3I let myself be seen by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God, the Ruler of all; but they had no knowledge of my name Yahweh.

Psalms 87:5And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.

Isaiah 14:32What answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.

Isaiah 42:8I am the Lord; that is my name: I will not give my glory to another, or my praise to pictured images.

Isaiah 43:21Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.

Jeremiah 10:16The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 33:2-10

Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 589.) 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; 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. 4 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… Read the whole commentary →

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