Jeremiah 23:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 23:24

22 But if they had stood in My counsel,
And had caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have ^aturned them from their evil way
And from the evil of their doings.

23 “Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God afar off?

24 Can anyone ^ahide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
^b“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’

26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, ^aas their fathers forgot My name for Baal.

28 “The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream;
And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.
What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 23:24

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
in heaven and on earth. There are no secret places where you can hide from me.

Darby English Version
Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah.

Good News Bible
No one can hide where I cannot see them. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth?

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him? declares the LORD. "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the LORD."

New International Version
Can anyone hide in secret places
so that I cannot see him?"
declares the LORD.
"Do not I fill heaven and earth?"
declares the LORD.

New King James Version
Can anyone hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?' says the LORD;
' Do I not fill heaven and earth?' says the LORD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?" declares the LORD " Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Is any one hidden in secret places, And I see him not? an affirmation of Jehovah, Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? An affirmation of Jehovah.

New English Translation
“Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the Lord asks.¹ “Do you not know that I am everywhere?”² the Lord asks.³

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