What is the meaning of Jeremiah 23:24? Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him? God poses the question to expose the folly of thinking we can keep anything from Him. • Proverbs 15:3 says, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.” Just as the proverb states plainly, Jeremiah’s question reminds us that every corner of life is under divine surveillance. • Psalm 139:11-12 echoes the same truth: “If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me,’ … even the darkness is not dark to You.” The psalmist tried to imagine a hiding place; Jeremiah shows none exists. • Hebrews 4:13 reinforces it for every generation: “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” God’s inquiry is rhetorical. The answer is an emphatic “No,” affirming His literal, unfailing knowledge of every deed and motive. declares the LORD By repeating this phrase, God stamps His authority on the statement. • Isaiah 45:22-23 records a similar self-attestation: “For I am God, and there is no other … By Myself I have sworn.” He does not appeal to another witness because none is higher. • Numbers 23:19 reminds us that “God is not a man, that He should lie,” so when He declares something, it is unassailable fact. The phrase invites us to receive the words not as mere prophetic opinion but as the sovereign verdict of the Almighty. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? Here God shifts from sight to presence, asserting omnipresence in unmistakable terms. • 1 Kings 8:27 marvels, “The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain You,” affirming that God’s presence saturates all realms. • Psalm 139:7-10 had already asked, “Where can I flee from Your presence?”—arriving at the same conclusion Jeremiah records. • Acts 17:27-28 adds the New-Testament witness: “He is not far from each one of us. For in Him we live and move and have our being.” The Lord’s fullness in heaven and earth is not poetic exaggeration; it is literal reality. He occupies every latitude and longitude, every unseen spiritual dimension, and every moment in time. declares the LORD The repetition bookends the verse, sealing its truth twice over. • Isaiah 46:9-10 quotes God saying, “I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning.” The same declarative force stands behind Jeremiah 23:24. • Malachi 3:6, “I the LORD do not change,” means that His omniscience and omnipresence are eternally reliable. Hearing “declares the LORD” again reminds us that the statement is settled forever in heaven. summary Jeremiah 23:24 answers itself: No one can hide from the God who literally sees all and physically fills all. His omniscience exposes every secret, while His omnipresence ensures nothing escapes His reach. Twice He stamps the truth with “declares the LORD,” underscoring that these are not platitudes but the immutable facts of reality. The verse comforts believers who rest in His constant care and warns all who would attempt to cloak sin from His sight. |
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