Jeremiah 33:3

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, etc.] This is spoken not to Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of it; but to the prophet, encouraging him to seek the Lord by prayer, promising an answer to him. So the Targum, “pray before me, and I will receive thy prayer:” and show thee great and mighty things; or, “fortified ones”f641; which are like fortified cities, that cannot easily be come at, unless the gates are opened to enter into; and designs such as are difficult of understanding, which exceed human belief, and which reason cannot comprehend and take in; and such are the great things of the Gospel. Some copies read it, “things reserved”f642; as the Targum; and so Jarchi, who interprets it of…”

“Call . . . I will answer-- (Jer 29:12; Psa 91:15). Jeremiah, as the representative of the people of God, is urged by God to pray for that which God has determined to grant; namely, the restoration. God's promises are not to slacken, but to quicken the prayers of His people (Psa 132:13, Psa 132:17; Isa 62:6-7). mighty things--Hebrew, "inaccessible things," that is, incredible, hard to man's understanding [MAURER], namely, the restoration of the Jews, an event despaired of. "Hidden," or "recondite" [PISCATOR]. thou knowest not--Yet God had revealed those things to Jeremiah, but the unbelief of the people in rejecting the grace of God had caused him to forget God's promise, as though the case…”

“Mighty things - Or, as in the margin. The words are probably a quotation from Isaiah 48:6. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Call: Jer 29:12; Deu 4:7, Deu 4:29; Kg1 8:47-50; Psa 50:15, Psa 91:15, Psa 145:18; Isa 55:6, Isa 55:7; Isa 65:24; Joe 2:32; Luk 11:9, Luk 11:10; Act 2:21; Rom 10:12, Rom 10:13; Co1 1:2 show: Mic 7:15; Eph 3:20 mighty: Heb. hidden, Psa 25:14; Isa 45:3, Isa 48:6; Amo 3:7; Mat 13:35; Co1 2:7-11; Rev 2:17 Jeremiah 33:4”