Jeremiah 32:17
15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
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:
18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- “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 hard for you.
- ASV
- 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,
- DARBY
- Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and stretched-out arm; there is nothing too hard for thee:
- BLB
- “Ah Lord YHWH! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is not anything [too] difficult for You—
- ÅB
- Akk, Herre, Herre! Se, du er den som har gjort himmelen og jorden ved din store kraft og ved din utrakte arm; ingen ting er for vanskelig for deg,
- OTB
- ‘Å, suverene Herre, Du har skapt himlene og jorden ved Din store kraft og utstrakte arm. Ingenting er for vanskelig for Deg,
- B1930
- Akk, Herre, Herre! Se, du er den som har gjort himmelen og jorden ved din store kraft og ved din utrakte arm; ingen ting er for vanskelig for dig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Read in contextJeremiah 32:27
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
Read in contextGenesis 18:14
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.
Read in contextJob 42:2
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
Read in contextMatthew 19:26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Read in contextExodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Read in contextJeremiah 27:5
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.
Read in contextGenesis 1:1–31
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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