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Jeremiah 32:19

the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jeremiah, imprisoned in the court of the guard, addresses God in prayer (ch. 32), having just purchased a field in Anathoth as a prophetic act of hope.

The words — פְקֻח֗וֹת (peqûchôt), "opened," governs "your eyes" — not a passive gaze but an active opening directed toward every way of men.

The thread — The same formula of divine reward according to deeds recurs in Jeremiah 17:10, Psalm 62:12, and Matthew 16:27.

Why it lands — It removes any assumption of anonymity before God; every way and every fruit of deed falls within an opened sight that will answer in kind.

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The Hebrew words

גְּדֹל֙ge.Dol<the> great ofהָֽעֵצָ֔הha./'e.Tzah<the>/ counselוְרַ֖בve./Ravand/ [the] great ofהָעֲלִֽילִיָּ֑הha./'a.li.li.Yah<the>/ deed[s]אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei./khaeyes/ yourפְקֻח֗וֹתfe.ku.Chot[are] openedעַל־'al-onכָּל־kol-allדַּרְכֵי֙dar.Khei[the] ways ofבְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] children ofאָדָ֔ם'a.Damhumankindלָתֵ֤תla./Tetto/ giveלְאִישׁ֙le./'Ishto/ everyoneכִּדְרָכָ֔יוki/d.ra.Kha/vaccording to/ ways/ hisוְכִפְרִ֖יve./khi/f.Riand/ according to/ [the] fruit ofמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ma.'a.la.La/vdeeds/ his

King James Version

Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

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