Bible Strands
Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Jeremiah during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, immediately preceding the announcement that the city will fall to Nebuchadnezzar.
The words — יִפָּלֵא (yi.pa.Le') literally means "is it too difficult," forming the core of the rhetorical question. אֱלֹהֵי כָל־בָּשָׂר ('e.lo.Hei kol-ba.Sar) translates to "God of all flesh," defining His sovereign scope over every living being.
The thread — The same declaration of unlimited divine power appears in Jeremiah 32:17 and Matthew 19:26, while Isaiah 64:8 shifts to a potter-clay metaphor to illustrate human dependence on God.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human impossibility does not constrain divine action, requiring the reader to align expectations with God's actual capability rather than circumstantial limits.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
Cross-references
- Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Jeremiah 32:17 “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
- Psalms 65:2 O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
- John 17:2 For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- Numbers 27:16 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
- Luke 3:6 And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
- Romans 3:29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Numbers 16:22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”