Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
Parallel translations
- WEB “Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
- BSB “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- NKJV “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?
- NASB “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”
- NLT “I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?
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Quick answer
God declares Himself the LORD, God of all flesh, and asks whether anything is too hard for Him. It answers Jeremiah's prayer by affirming His unlimited power.
Overview
God takes up Jeremiah's own confession (v. 17) and turns it into a rhetorical assurance: nothing is too difficult for the God of all flesh. This is the heart of His reply, grounding the promise of restoration in His omnipotence. The same boundless power that will restore Israel is displayed supremely in the resurrection of Christ, by which God accomplishes what is impossible for man (Luke 1:37; 18:27).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Matt 19:26But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
- Jer 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
- Isa 64:8But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
- Ps 65:2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
- John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
- Num 27:16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
- Rom 3:29–30Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
- Luke 3:6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
- Num 16:22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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