Jeremiah 23:24
“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.
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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.
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.
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Commentary
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | 'im- | or? | H518 → |
| יִסָּתֵ֨ר | yi.sa.Ter | will he hide himself | H5641 → |
| אִ֧ישׁ | 'ish | anyone | H376 → |
| בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛ים | ba.mis.ta.Rim | in <the> hiding places | H4565 → |
| וַאֲנִ֥י | va.'a.Ni | and I | H589 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| אֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ | 'er.'E.nu | I will see him | H7200 → |
| נְאֻם־ | ne.'um- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| הֲל֨וֹא | ha.Lo' | ¿ not | H3808 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֧יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָאָ֛רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| אֲנִ֥י | 'a.Ni | [am] I | H589 → |
| מָלֵ֖א | ma.Le' | filling | H4390 → |
| נְאֻם־ | ne.'um- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
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