“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”
Parallel translations
- WEB “Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
- KJV Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing 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?
- 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 19:26Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Jer 32:17“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you,
- Isa 64:8But now, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand.
- Ps 65:2You who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
- John 17:2even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
- Num 27:16“Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
- Rom 3:29–30Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
- Luke 3:6All flesh will see God’s salvation.’”
- Num 16:22They fell on their faces, and said, “God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry 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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