3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
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Jeremiah 33:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
The Message Bible (MSG)
3 'Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.'
American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Call to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
3 Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and wondrous things you do not know.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
3 Call out to me. I will answer you. I will tell you great things you do not know. You will not be able to understand them."
Jeremiah 33:3 Meaning and Commentary
Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee This is spoken not to Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of it; but to the prophet, encouraging him to seek the Lord by prayer, promising an answer to him. So the Targum,
``pray before me, and I will receive thy prayer:''
and show thee great and mighty things; or, "fortified ones" F16; which are like fortified cities, that cannot easily be come at, unless the gates are opened to enter into; and designs such as are difficult of understanding, which exceed human belief, and which reason cannot comprehend and take in; and such are the great things of the Gospel. Some copies read it, "things reserved" F17; as the Targum; and so Jarchi, who interprets it of things future, of things reserved in the heart of God, and which he purposed to do; and very rightly: which thou knowest not; until revealed; and from hence it appears, that by these great and hidden things are not meant the destruction of Jerusalem, and the seventy years' captivity, and return from that, things which Jeremiah had been made acquainted with time after time, and had prophesied of them; but spiritual blessings hereafter mentioned, some of which the deliverance from Babylon were typical of Ben Melech interprets these of comforts great and strong.
FOOTNOTES:
F16 (twrub) "munita", Vatablus, Paganinus, Montanus; "fortia", Tigurine version. F17 (twrun) "abstrusa", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "recondita", so some in Vatablus.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Jeremiah 33:3 In-Context
1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
2 “This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it—the LORD is his name:
3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
4 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses in this city and the royal palaces of Judah that have been torn down to be used against the siege ramps and the sword
5 in the fight with the Babylonians : ‘They will be filled with the dead bodies of the people I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness.
However, instead of trying to figure out the answers, he accepts the Lord's invitation: "Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known" (Jeremiah 33:3). Jeremiah recognized that only the Lord could reveal secrets. This is a great reminder for you and me today.
In the midst of this chaos, God speaks to Jeremiah, instructing him to call on Him. This act of calling upon God shows a humble and sincere desire for His guidance and intervention. With this act of calling upon God, there is an expectation of Him answering with graciousness and wisdom.
The Lord implores us to call to Him and reassures us of His favorable response when we do. What does it mean to call unto God? We call upon God when we appeal to Him or request help. In essence, calling unto the Lord embodies praying and petitioning Him for assistance.
Lord, thank You that I can call to You, and You will answer me. I'm so grateful that You will show me great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which I do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand). This is an amazing promise.
This is what this verse says, “Call unto Me and I'll answer you.” This should be our expectation as we call upon the Lord. You're going to answer us, God, You promised. And not only that, You're going to enable us to experience something. Now we're not here just to go through the motions I hope…
Answering the call means a person is following the instructions God has given so that God's will may appear in their lives, the lives of the people connected to them, and the lives of the broad community to which they are attached.
God calls you to become the person He created you to be, and to do the things He designed you to do. He will partner with you as you prayerfully move forward. This process is a spiritual journey in which you will learn new things about yourself and about your relationship with the Lord!
Two of the greatest hindrances to the Christian's prayer life are doubt and unbelief. Doubt is the thief of God's greater blessings. It keeps us in a state of separation from Him. Some people doubt there is a God or doubt He will perform His promises in response to their prayers.
“Father, in the name of Jesus I thank you that you send your Spirit of truth to guide and lead us into all the truth and show us things to come. I ask you to send your Spirit of truth to guide and lead us into all the truth and show us things to come.”
The way to call on the Lord is to first open your heart to Him in a pure way (2 Tim.2:22) and then to open your mouth and call on Him audibly (Psa. 81:10). Christians should not be silent, as those who worship dumb idols, but should worship God by calling on the name of Jesus (1 Cor.
We have to rise to the level of this prayer: "Before they call I will answer." That means we must learn Spirit's prayer. We must fast and pray also for hard cases and then only we can see results. Such prayer will not be a laborious one. The Spirit will guide us into all truth.
The New Testament word for “call” (Greek kaleo) was not a technical term. It meant to invite or summon a person to come – just as you might invite others to the dinner table (call them to supper). The word was also used to describe the act of naming someone (call him John).
Jesus did not come to "call" righteous people, but rather sinful people, just as healthy people do not typically seek out a doctor. His words offer a double meaning in a sense. On one level, He explains His mission as a friend of sinners who comes to save lost people.
Calling is God's invitation to you to participate in a specific way to bring him glory. This is a stewardship opportunity that all of us are entrusted with. It will involve different roles and responsibilities, which may change in various seasons of your life.
To “call on the name of the Lord,” then, effectively means, “to worship Jesus as Lord,” alongside and in close identification with God. A similar pattern emerges in Acts, where the expression appears four times: 2:21; 9:14, 21; 22:16.
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