Bible Strands
Jeremiah 33:2
“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the prophet Jeremiah a second time while the latter remains confined in the courtyard of the guard.
The words — The Hebrew עֹשֹׂהּ (‘ōśāh) denotes the active work of making the earth, while יוֹצֵר (yōṣēr) specifies the deliberate act of forming it.
The thread — This declaration of divine authorship parallels Exodus 15:3, which ties Yahweh’s identity to His mighty acts, and Isaiah 37:26, which affirms that long-ordained plans are executed by the same Creator.
Why it lands — The text explicitly identifies Yahweh as the maker, form, and establisher of the earth before promising to answer prayer, requiring the reader to acknowledge that the sovereign Creator is the one responding to the confined prophet.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;
Cross-references
- Exodus 6:3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
- Exodus 15:3 The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
- Isaiah 37:26 Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
- Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
- Psalms 87:5 And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
- Psalms 102:16 For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
- Isaiah 14:32 What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
- Isaiah 43:21 The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
- Isaiah 62:7 nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.