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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know <i>and</i> understand <i>and</i> cannot distinguish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don't know and can't find out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will shew thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Call to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Call to me and I'll answer you, and will tell you about great and hidden things that you don't know.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and hidden things, which you do not know.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Call to me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I answer you, indeed, I declare to you great and inaccessible things—you have not known them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things -- thou hast not known them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Call to me and I will answer thee, and I will announce to thee great and mighty things which thou knewest them not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cry to me and I will hear thee: and I will shew thee great things, and sure things which thou knowest not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great things beyond the reach of your knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you know not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Call me and I shall answer you and I shall show you great and powerful deeds that you have not known<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, And will tell thee great things, and hidden, which thou knowest not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cry to me, and I will answer thee, and I will declare to thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=10218" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm">The Restoration of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name: <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·rā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">Call</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: wə·’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs:: 2mse) -- To answer, respond.">and I will answer</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: wə·’ag·gî·ḏāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To be conspicuous. ">and show</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great</a> <a href="/hebrew/1219.htm" title="1219: ū·ḇə·ṣu·rō·wṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fp) -- To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose. A primitive root; to clip off; specifically to gather grapes; also to be isolated.">and unsearchable things</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏa‘·tām (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-15.htm">Psalm 91:15</a></span><br />When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a></span><br />Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a></span><br />And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-23.htm">John 16:23-24</a></span><br />In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. / Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26-27</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. / And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">1 Corinthians 2:9-10</a></span><br />Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” / But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Daniel 2:22</a></span><br />He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a></span><br />Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a></span><br />As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-17.htm">Proverbs 8:17</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.</p><p class="hdg">Call.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12</a></b></br> Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7,29</a></b></br> For what nation <i>is there so</i> great, who <i>hath</i> God <i>so</i> nigh unto them, as the LORD our God <i>is</i> in all <i>things that</i> we call upon him <i>for</i>? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47-50</a></b></br> <i>Yet</i> if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; … </p><p class="hdg">shew.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-15.htm">Micah 7:15</a></b></br> According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous <i>things</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a></b></br> 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,</p><p class="hdg">mighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-14.htm">Psalm 25:14</a></b></br> The secret of the LORD <i>is</i> with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Isaiah 45:3</a></b></br> And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call <i>thee</i> by thy name, <i>am</i> the God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Isaiah 48:6</a></b></br> Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare <i>it</i>? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Difficult</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-42.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Unsearchable</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-13.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-5.htm">Difficult</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-17.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Show</a> <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Unsearchable</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">God promises to the captivity a gracious return;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-9.htm">a joyful state;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">a settled government;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-15.htm">Christ the branch of righteousness;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">a continuance of kingdom and priesthood;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-19.htm">and a stability of a blessed seed.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Call to Me</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of prayer and communication with God. In the context of Jeremiah, the prophet is imprisoned, and Jerusalem is under siege by the Babylonians. Despite the dire circumstances, God invites Jeremiah to call upon Him, highlighting the accessibility of God even in times of distress. This invitation to prayer is consistent with other biblical teachings, such as <a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a>, where God encourages His people to call upon Him in times of trouble. It underscores the relational aspect of God, who desires to be sought after and engaged with by His people.<p><b>and I will answer</b><br>God's promise to answer is a reassurance of His faithfulness and attentiveness to the prayers of His people. This assurance is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in 1 <a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14-15</a>, where believers are reminded that if they ask anything according to His will, He hears them. The historical context of Jeremiah's time, with the impending destruction of Jerusalem, makes this promise particularly poignant, as it offers hope and certainty amidst uncertainty. It reflects God's sovereignty and His ability to respond to the needs and cries of His people.<p><b>and show you great and unsearchable things</b><br>The "great and unsearchable things" refer to the profound and hidden truths that God is willing to reveal. In the context of Jeremiah, this includes the future restoration of Israel and the coming of the Messiah, which are beyond human understanding and planning. The term "unsearchable" suggests things that are inaccessible or fortified, indicating that only God can provide insight into these mysteries. This aligns with passages like <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are described as higher than human thoughts and ways. It points to the divine wisdom and knowledge that surpass human comprehension.<p><b>you do not know</b><br>This phrase acknowledges human limitations in understanding God's plans and purposes. It serves as a reminder of the finite nature of human wisdom compared to God's infinite knowledge. In the broader biblical narrative, this humility before God's omniscience is a recurring theme, as seen in <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38-41</a>, where God questions Job to illustrate the vastness of divine wisdom. For Jeremiah, this revelation would include the eventual return from exile and the establishment of a new covenant, which were beyond the immediate perception of the people. It emphasizes the need for reliance on God's revelation rather than human insight.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his perseverance in the face of opposition and his deep emotional connection to his prophetic mission.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing imminent destruction and exile due to its disobedience to God. Jeremiah's prophecies often addressed the people of Judah, calling them to repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The context of Jeremiah's prophecy, where the people of Judah were about to be taken captive by the Babylonians. This event was a pivotal moment in Israel's history, emphasizing the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_invitation_to_call.htm">The Invitation to Call</a></b><br>God invites us to communicate with Him. This is an open invitation to prayer, emphasizing that God desires a relationship with us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise_to_answer.htm">God's Promise to Answer</a></b><br>The assurance that God will respond to our prayers is a source of comfort and encouragement. It reminds us that our prayers are not in vain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/revelation_of_the_unsearchable.htm">Revelation of the Unsearchable</a></b><br>God promises to reveal things beyond our understanding. This encourages us to trust in His wisdom and timing, even when we cannot see the full picture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_uncertainty.htm">Faith in Uncertainty</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty, like the Babylonian Exile, we are reminded to rely on God's promises and His ability to reveal His plans to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_engagement_in_prayer.htm">Active Engagement in Prayer</a></b><br>This verse encourages us to be proactive in our prayer life, seeking God's guidance and wisdom in all circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_help_me,_god.htm">Can you help me, God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_questions_be_submitted.htm">How should questions be submitted?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_prayer_work.htm">What is the mechanism behind prayer's effectiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_means_'god_reveals_hidden_things'.htm">What does "God will reveal the hidden things" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Mighty things;</span> rather, <span class="accented">secret things</span> (literally, <span class="accented">inaccessible</span>). It must be admitted that this introduction hardly corresponds to the sequel, which does not contain any special secrets, as we should have thought. Either vers. 2, 3 have been inserted by a later (inspired) editor, whose mind was absorbed in high thoughts of the latter days - for this view may be urged the style and phraseology, which are hardly those of the surrounding chapters, hardly those of Jeremiah; or else we must adopt Hengstenberg's perhaps over subtle suggestion, which, however, does not touch the question of the phraseology, "that throughout Scripture dead knowledge is not regarded as knowledge; that the hope of restoration had, in the natural man, in the prophet, as well as in all believers, an enemy who strove to darken and extinguish it; that therefore it was ever new," or, in the words of Jeremiah, "great and secret things, which thou knowest not." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Call</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will answer</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and show</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַגִּ֧ידָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ag·gî·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְּךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">great</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and unsearchable things</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְצֻר֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ṣu·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַעְתָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏa‘·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/33-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 33:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 33:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 33:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 33:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>