Jeremiah 23:24
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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.“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.
In other translations
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.“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.
Hebrew words
אִם־'im-or?H518יִסָּתֵרyisaterwill he hide himselfH5641אִישׁ'ishanyoneH376בַּמִּסְתָּרִיםbamistarimin <the> hiding placesH4565וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589לֹא־lo'-notH3808אֶרְאֶנּוּ'er'enuI will see himH7200נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776אֲנִי'ani[am] IH589מָלֵאmale'fillingH4390נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
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