Jeremiah 23:24

Translations

Modern

“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Traditional

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

Literal

“Can a man hide himself in the hidden places, and I shall not see him?” A declaration of YHWH. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” A declaration of YHWH.

Latin

Si occultabitur vir in absconditis, et ego non videbo eum? dicit Dominus. Numquid non cælum et terram ego impleo? dicit Dominus.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Notes

Jeremiah 23:23–24

The Lord showed how he differs from Canaanite nature gods. Pagan gods were part of nature and nearby. The Lord is near because he created nature, but he is also distinct from it. His essence is different from nature, yet he is present in all the heavens and earth.

Jeremiah 23:21–24

In this stanza, the Lord shows his strong disappointment and disgust with the false prophets.

Jeremiah 23:16–32

The Lord urged the people to ignore these prophets and listen to his word instead.

Jeremiah 23:9–32

These short poems and interjections seem to be parts of a session where the Lord prepared Jeremiah to confront the false prophets of Jerusalem. These leaders misused the Lord's name, which made him angry (Exodus 20:7).

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
Psalm 139:7
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
Psalm 90:8
You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
Amos 9:2–3
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Psalm 139:11–16
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Job 22:13–14
Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
2 Chronicles 6:18
But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Fullness God, Being and Attributes of Mediate, Mediator Prophecy Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Closer to God Don't Question God's Word God: Fills Heaven and Earth God: Infinite God: Knowledge of God: Onnipresent God: Presence of God: Ubiquitous God: Unsearchable Heaven: God: Fills Heaven: God's Dwelling Place Omnipresence Omniscience The Trinity: Each Person In, Described as Omnipresent

Jeremiah 23:24

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