Jeremia 23:24

24 Zou zich iemand in verborgene plaatsen kunnen verbergen, dat Ik hem niet zou zien? spreekt de HEERE; vervul Ik niet den hemel en de aarde? spreekt de HEERE.

Jeremia 23:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 23:24

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see
him? saith the Lord
If a man should hide himself in the most secret and hidden places of the earth, and do his works in the most private manner, so that no human eye can see him, he cannot hide himself or his actions from the Lord, who can see from heaven to earth, and through the darkest and thickest clouds, and into the very bowels of the earth, and the most hidden and secret recesses and caverns of it. The darkness and the light are both alike to him; and also near and distant, open and secret places: do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord;
not only with inhabitants, and with other effects of his power and providence; but with his essence, which is everywhere, and is infinite and immense, and cannot be contained in either, or be limited and circumscribed by space and place; see ( 1 Kings 8:27 ) . The Targum is,

``does not my glory fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord;''

both of them are full of his glory; and every person and thing in either must be seen and known by him; and so the false prophets and their lies; in order to convince of the truth of which, all this is said, as appears by the following words.

Jeremia 23:24 In-Context

22 Maar zo zij in Mijn raad hadden gestaan, zo zouden zij Mijn volk Mijn woorden hebben doen horen, en zouden hen afgekeerd hebben van hun bozen weg, en van de boosheid hunner handelingen.

23 Ben Ik een God van nabij, spreekt de HEERE, en niet een God van verre?

24 Zou zich iemand in verborgene plaatsen kunnen verbergen, dat Ik hem niet zou zien? spreekt de HEERE; vervul Ik niet den hemel en de aarde? spreekt de HEERE.

25 Ik heb gehoord, wat de profeten zeggen, die in Mijn Naam leugen profeteren, zeggende: Ik heb gedroomd, ik heb gedroomd.

26 Hoe lang? Is er dan een droom in het hart der profeten, die de leugen profeteren? Ja, het zijn profeten van huns harten bedriegerij.