Jeremiah 33:2-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 33:1-9

Observe here, I. The date of this comfortable prophecy which God entrusted Jeremiah with. It is not exact in the time, only that it was after that in the foregoing chapter, when things were still growing worse and worse; it was the second time. God speaketh once, yea, twice, for the encouragement of his people. We are not only so disobedient that we have need of precept upon precept to bring us to our duty, but so distrustful that we have need of promise upon promise to bring us to our... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 33:2

Thus saith the Lord, the Maker thereof ,.... The Syriac version is, "that made thee"; the prophet. The Septuagint and Arabic versions are, "the Maker of the earth"; see Jeremiah 32:17 . Kimchi interprets it of Jerusalem; rather it is to be understood of the New Jerusalem, or church of God in Gospel times. Jarchi seems to understand it of this prophecy or promise, and so others; the promise of restoring and rebuilding Jerusalem; which, if taken of the church of God, may be admitted; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 33:3

Call unto me, and I will answer thee ,.... This is spoken not to Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of it; but to the prophet, encouraging him to seek the Lord by prayer, promising an answer to him. So the Targum, "pray before me, and I will receive thy prayer:' and show thee great and mighty things ; or, "fortified ones" F16 בצרות "munita", Vatablus, Paganinus, Montanus; "fortia", Tigurine version. ; which are like fortified cities, that cannot easily be come at, unless the gates... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:2

Thus saith the Lord the Maker thereof - עשה osah , the doer of it. That is, he who is to perform that which he is now about to promise. Thus translated by Dahler. - Voici ce que dit l'Eternel, qui fait ce qu'il a dit . - "Thus saith the Lord, who doth that which he hath said." The word Jehovah, not Lord, should be used in all such places as this. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:3

Call unto eve, and I will answer thee - To me alone it belongs to reveal what is future; and the stupendous things which are now coming are known only to myself. These idolaters go to their gods to get information relative to the issue of the present commotions; but there is no light in them. Ask thou, O Jeremiah, and I will tell thee the great and mighty things which even thou knowest not. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:2

Verse 2 But before God promised anything respecting the return of the people, he strengthened the mind of the Prophet by a preface, and also encouraged and animated the godly to entertain good hope. The preface is, that God created and formed Jerusalem There was, then, no doubt but he would at length rescue it from the hands of enemies; nay, that he would raise it up even from hell itself. To prove this, he says that he is Jehovah We hence see why the Prophet, before he recited the promise,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:3

Verse 3 He afterwards adds, Cry to me, and I will answer thee, and I will announce to thee things magnificent and recondite, which thou hast not known It was not so much for the sake of the Prophet as of others that this was said. For the Prophet, no doubt, had earnestly prayed, and his prison must have inflamed his ardor, so as to intercede constantly with God. God then does not here reprove his torpor or his sloth by saying, Cry to me; but as I have said, the word is so directed to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:1-3

An invitation to prayer. I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INVITATION . ( Jeremiah 33:1 .) 1 . It was to Jeremiah; i.e. 2 . The invitation came to Jeremiah in prison. Stone walls cannot shut out God from us, nor prevent our souls from rising in prayer to him. The persecutor cannot rob his victim of his choicest jewel. God often visits the soul in scenes of earthly distress. 3 . The invitation came a second time. God repeatedly visits his troubled children. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:1-3

Revelation of God's purpose to him who performs his will. Jeremiah had resolutely witnessed to the truth, and now he was confined in the king's prison in order to his being silenced. But so far from the Divine communications being less frequent, they were more so, and, if possible, more weighty and important. The word of the Lord came to him the second time (verse 1), and a gracious revelation of God's power and willingness to bless. I. GOD IS WITH THOSE WHO SUFFER FOR ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 33:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 33:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 33:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:1-26

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