Jeremiah 23:24
22 But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
23 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”
“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.
25 “I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says the LORD. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says the LORD.
- ASV
- Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah.
- BLB
- “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.
- ÅB
- Eller kan noen skjule seg på lønnlige steder så jeg ikke kan se ham? sier Herren. Fyller jeg ikke opp himmelen og jorden? sier Herren.
- OTB
- Kan noen skjule seg på hemmelige steder så jeg ikke kan se dem?" sier Herren. "Fyller jeg ikke himmel og jord?" sier Herren.
- B1930
- Eller kan nogen skjule sig på lønnlige steder så jeg ikke kan se ham? sier Herren. Opfyller jeg ikke himmelen og jorden? sier Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
Read in contextPsalms 139:7
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
Read in contextPsalms 90:8
You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
Read in contextIsaiah 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?”
Read in contextAmos 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in context1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Read in contextPsalms 139:11–16
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
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