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Nothing is too hard for you. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32.htm">New Living Translation</a> “O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> ‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a> Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘Oh, Lord GOD! Behold, You Yourself have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You, <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You, <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Ah Lord GOD! Behold, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth by Thy great power and by Thine outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for Thee, <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You, <a href="/amp/jeremiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult or too wonderful for You— <a href="/csb/jeremiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Oh, Lord GOD! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you! <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Oh, Lord GOD! You Yourself made the heavens and earth by Your great power and with Your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! <a href="/asv/jeremiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for thee, <a href="/cev/jeremiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> LORD God, you stretched out your mighty arm and made the sky and the earth. You can do anything. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and by thy stretched out arm; there is nothing too hard for thee: <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 'Almighty LORD, you made heaven and earth by your great strength and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Sovereign LORD, you made the earth and the sky by your great power and might; nothing is too difficult for you. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> LORD! Look, you made the heavens and the earth with your great power and your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you! <a href="/msb/jeremiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! <a href="/net/jeremiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a> Oh, Lord GOD, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 'Ah, Lord GOD. Look, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too difficult for you, <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and out-stretched arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: <a href="/web/jeremiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a> “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Aah! Lord YHWH, behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power, and by Your outstretched arm; there is nothing too wonderful for You: <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth by Thy great power, and by Thy stretched-out arm; there is nothing too wonderful for Thee: <a href="/slt/jeremiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou Lord Jehovah! behold thou madest the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine arm stretched forth; any word shall not be separated from thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Alas, alas, alas, 0 Lord God, behold thou hast made heaven and earth by thy great power, and thy stretched out arm: no word shall be hard to thee: <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Behold, you have made heaven and earth, by your great strength and by your outstretched arm. No word is difficult for you. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a> Ah, my Lord GOD! You made the heavens and the earth with your great power and your outstretched arm; nothing is too difficult for you. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ah Lord GOD! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Ah, LORD God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and by thy stretched out arm, and there is nothing hidden from thee; <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “I beg you, LORD JEHOVAH, God: behold, you have made Heaven and Earth by your great power and by your high arm, and no matter hides from before you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Ah Lord GOD! behold, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and by Thy outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for Thee; <a href="/sep/jeremiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> O ever living Lord! thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power, and with thy high and lofty arm: nothing can be hidden from thee. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9841" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/32.htm">Jeremiah's Prayer</a> 16After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD: 17<a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162: ’ă·hāh (Interjection) -- Alas! Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!">“Oh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">by Your great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">power</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: han·nə·ṭū·yāh (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">and outstretched</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: ū·ḇiz·rō·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">arm.</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.">Nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6381.htm" title="6381: yip·pā·lê (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. Distinguish; by implication, to be great, difficult, wonderful.">is too difficult</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">for You!</a> 18You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a> Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.” <a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a> For no word from God will ever fail.” <a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a> Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a> “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted. <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a> Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a> 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, <a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a> Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. <a href="/mark/10-27.htm">Mark 10:27</a> Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” <a href="/romans/4-21.htm">Romans 4:21</a> being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a> It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host. <a href="/psalms/121-2.htm">Psalm 121:2</a> My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a> By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a> “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">1 Chronicles 29:11-12</a> Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. / Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Ah Lord GOD! behold, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for you:Ah.<a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6</a> Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.<a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Jeremiah 4:10</a> Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.<a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13</a> Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.thou.<a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Jeremiah 10:11,12</a> Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens… <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Jeremiah 27:5</a> I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.<a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15,19</a> He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding… there.<a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Jeremiah 32:27</a> Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?<a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a> Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.<a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a> I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.to hard for thee.<a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9,10</a> Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, … <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Daniel 2:22</a> He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.<a href="/acts/15-18.htm">Acts 15:18</a> Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-19.htm">Difficult</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Out-Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Wonderful</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Difficult</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Out-Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Wonderful</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 32</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm">Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">buys Hanameel's field.</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm">Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return.</a> 16. <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God.</a> 26. <a href="/jeremiah/32-26.htm">God confirms the captivity for their sins;</a> 36. <a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm">and promises a gracious return.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/32.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/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Oh, Lord GOD! This phrase is an expression of reverence and awe. The use of "Lord GOD" reflects the Hebrew "Adonai Yahweh," emphasizing both the sovereignty and covenantal relationship of God with His people. This invocation sets the tone for a prayer of acknowledgment and trust in God's supreme authority and faithfulness.You have made the heavens and the earth This acknowledges God as the Creator, a foundational belief in the biblical narrative. It echoes <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a> and underscores God's omnipotence and wisdom. The creation of the heavens and the earth is a testament to God's power and serves as a reminder of His ability to control and sustain all things. This phrase connects to other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a>, which speaks of the heavens declaring the glory of God.by Your great power and outstretched arm. The "great power" and "outstretched arm" are metaphors for God's mighty acts and intervention in history, particularly in delivering Israel from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>). This imagery is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's ability to save and protect His people. It highlights God's active involvement in the world and His willingness to use His power for the benefit of His covenant people.Nothing is too difficult for You! This statement of faith affirms God's omnipotence and the belief that no situation is beyond His control. It reflects the theme of divine possibility found throughout scripture, such as in <a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a>, where God assures Abraham and Sarah of the birth of Isaac. This phrase encourages trust in God's ability to fulfill His promises, regardless of human limitations or circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his perseverance and faithfulness amidst persecution and hardship. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, facing imminent conquest by Babylon due to their disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a> The historical context of this chapter, where Jerusalem is under siege by the Babylonians, leading to the eventual exile of the Jewish people. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The Creator and Sovereign Lord, who demonstrates His power and faithfulness throughout the account of the Bible. 5. <a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a> The act of God making the heavens and the earth, showcasing His omnipotence and authority over all things.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipotence.htm">God's Omnipotence</a> Recognize and trust in God's unlimited power. Just as He created the universe, He is capable of handling any situation in our lives. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_difficult_times.htm">Faith in Difficult Times</a> Like Jeremiah, we are called to have faith in God's promises, even when circumstances seem dire or insurmountable. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_praise.htm">Prayer and Praise</a> Use this verse as a model for prayer, acknowledging God's greatness and expressing confidence in His ability to intervene in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Understand that God's plans and purposes will prevail, and nothing is beyond His control or understanding. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_assurance.htm">Hope and Assurance</a> Find hope in the truth that nothing is too difficult for God, providing assurance in times of uncertainty or fear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 32</a> <a href="/q/how_can_god_allow_suffering.htm">How can an omnipotent God be reconciled with human suffering?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_god's_limitations.htm">What are God's limitations?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_suffering,_not_restore.htm">Jeremiah 32:17, 27: If “nothing is too hard” for God, why does He allow devastation and suffering instead of immediately restoring His people? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_quantum_explain_uncertainty_better.htm">How does quantum mechanics explain uncertainty better than divine intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) There is nothing too hard for thee.--The thought of the omnipotence of God was here, as always, the ground of prayer. The occurrence of the self-same phrase in <a href="/genesis/18-14.htm" title="Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.">Genesis 18:14</a> shows that it had been, even from patriarchal times, one of the axioms of the faith of Israel. We note its repetition in <a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm" title="Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?">Jeremiah 32:27</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - Ah, Lord God! rather, Alas! O Lord Jehovah (as <a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6</a>). Too hard for thee. It is the word usually rendered "wonderful," but rather indicating that thing or person lies outside the common order (comp. <a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Oh, אֲהָהּ֮ (’ă·hāh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_162.htm">Strong's 162: </a> Alas! Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD! יְהוִה֒ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel You אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you have made עָשִׂ֗יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and earth הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land by Your great הַגָּד֔וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent power בְּכֹֽחֲךָ֙ (bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> A small reptile (of unknown species) and outstretched הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה (han·nə·ṭū·yāh) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend arm. וּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ (ū·ḇiz·rō·‘ă·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> The arm, the foreleg, force Nothing לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no is too difficult יִפָּלֵ֥א (yip·pā·lê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6381.htm">Strong's 6381: </a> To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful for You! מִמְּךָ֖ (mim·mə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 32:17 Ah Lord Yahweh! 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