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Jeremiah 33:3

What does Jeremiah 33:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 33:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let 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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things--thou hast not known them.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Cry to me and I will hear thee: and I will shew thee great things, and sure things which thou knowest not.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and I will shew thee great and hidden things, which thou knowest not.

Context

v.2Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name:

v.3This passage

v.4For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defence against the mounds and against the sword;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joel 2:32

    And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.

  • Isaiah 55:6

    Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

  • 1 Corinthians 2:7

    but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

  • Psalms 145:18

    Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.

  • Revelation 2:17

    He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.

  • Ephesians 3:20

    Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

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