Jeremiah 33:1
in Jeremiah 33While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the guard, saying,
KJV
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
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This verse in Jeremiah 33
Commentary
3 notes on this verseMoreover the word of the Lord - This was in the eleventh year of the reign of Zedekiah, Jeremiah being still shut up in prison: but he was now in the court of the prison, where the elders and the king’s officers, etc., might consult him with the greater ease; for they continued to inquire, foolishly thinking, that if he would but prophesy good things, that these must come, or that he had sufficient power with God to induce him to alter his mind, - destroy the Chaldeans, and deliver the city.
This site's exposition
While Jeremiah was still confined in
on Jeremiah 33:1-3
The word comes while Jeremiah is “still confined in the courtyard of the guard,” the same place as the purchase in chapter 32. Then comes the invitation: “Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֧י | vayhi | and it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| שֵׁנִ֑ית | shenit | a second [time] | H8145 → | 156 times |
| וְהוּא֙ | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ | odenu | still he | H5750 → | 490 times |
| עָצ֔וּר | ʾatzur | [was] shut up | H6113 → | 47 times |
| בַּחֲצַ֥ר | bachatzar | in [the] courtyard of | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַמַּטָּרָ֖ה | hamatarah | the guard | H4307 → | 16 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְהִ֧יand it came
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
שֵׁנִ֑יתa second [time]
shenitH8145 →156 times
וְהוּא֙and he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּstill he
odenuH5750 →490 times
עָצ֔וּר[was] shut up
ʾatzurH6113 →47 times
בַּחֲצַ֥רin [the] courtyard of
bachatzarH2691 →191 times
הַמַּטָּרָ֖הthe guard
hamatarahH4307 →16 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 38:13
and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 32:2
At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 38:28
And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
- Jeremiah 38:13
Through
2 Timothy 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
it leads to
- Acts 28:31
Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you…
- 2 Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
- Ephesians 6:19–20
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
- Colossians 4:3
as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
- Acts 28:31
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
