Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
What does Jeremiah 33:3 mean?
Those who expect to receive comforts from God, must call upon him. Promises are given, not to do away, but to quicken and encourage prayer.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Jeremiah 33:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Jeremiah 33:3
Mighty things - Or, as in the margin. The words are probably a quotation from Isaiah 48:6 .
Key words
- things reserved
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things reserved. (p) "munita", Vatablus, Paganinus, Montanus; "fortia", Tigurine version.
- things reserved
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things reserved. (p) "munita", Vatablus, Paganinus, Montanus; "fortia", Tigurine version.
Context in Jeremiah 33
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Jeremiah 33 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as book of consolation and new covenant. Jeremiah combines fierce warning, autobiographical anguish, symbolic action, the promise of a new covenant, and the trauma of Jerusalem’s fall. Read this chapter with the wider themes of judgment, tears, and new covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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