Canאִםanyoneאִישׁhide himselfיִסָּתֵרin secret placesבַּמִּסְתָּרִיםso that Iוַאֲנִיdo notלֹאsee him?אֶרְאֶנּוּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָהDo I notהֲלוֹא אֲנִיfillמָלֵאthe heavensאֶת הַשָּׁמַיִםand the earth?וְאֶת הָאָרֶץdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 23:24
Study it in the app“Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I do not see him? declares YHWH. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares YHWH.”
God asks whether he is a God only nearby: he fills heaven and earthWho God Is
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 23:24, word by word
- anyoneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- hide himselfיִסָּתֵרyisater
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “yisater” appears- in secret placesמִּסְתָּרִיםmistarim
hiding place, covert
A hiding place: a hidden spot where someone hides or takes cover.
Where else “mistarim” appears- see himאֶרְאֶere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- fillמָלֵאmale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “male” appears- the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
23Am I an Elohim near at hand, declares YHWH, and not an Elohim far off?
24 · This verse (above)
25I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’