Jeremiah 23:24

“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.”

Jeremiah 23:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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God asks whether he is a God only nearby: he fills heaven and earthWho God Is

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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.

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see himאֶרְאֶere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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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.

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fillמָלֵאmale

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

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the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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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!’

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