Jeremiah 23:24 ““Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the…”

Jeremiah 23:24

“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says the LORD. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says the LORD.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Can any hide him selfe in secrete places, that I shall not see him, sayth the Lord? Do not I fill heauen and earth, saieth the Lord?

Darby Translation

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.

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Cross references

“hide”

Proverbs 15:3 Psalm 139:7 Psalm 90:8 Isaiah 29:15 Psalm 139:11–16 Psalm 10:11

Proverbs 15:3 · BSB

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.

Psalm 139:7 · BSB

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

Psalm 90:8 · BSB

You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Isaiah 29:15 · BSB

Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

Psalm 139:11–16 · BSB

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—

Psalm 10:11 · BSB

He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

“Do”

1 Kings 8:27 Isaiah 57:15 2 Chronicles 6:18 Isaiah 66:1 2 Chronicles 2:6 Daniel 4:35

1 Kings 8:27 · BSB

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Isaiah 57:15 · BSB

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive th…

2 Chronicles 6:18 · BSB

But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Isaiah 66:1 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

2 Chronicles 2:6 · BSB

But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?

Daniel 4:35 · BSB

All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

25“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

Read Jeremiah 23