John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 33:2

John Gill Commentary

Jeremiah 33:2

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Jeremiah 33:2

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name:" — Jeremiah 33:2 (ASV)

Thus says the Lord, the Maker thereof The Syriac version is, "that made you"; the prophet. The Septuagint and Arabic versions are, "the Maker of the earth"; see (Jeremiah 32:17) . Kimchi interprets it of Jerusalem; rather it is to be understood of the New Jerusalem, or church of God in Gospel times. Jarchi seems to understand it of this prophecy or promise, and so others; the promise of restoring and rebuilding Jerusalem; which, if taken of the church of God, may be admitted;

the Lord that formed it, to establish it ; who drew the scheme and model of this spiritual building, his church, in his eternal mind, and resolved upon its stability and glory; who forms it, and everyone in it, for himself, and for his praise, in order to establish it in the world; as it will be more especially in the latter day: we often read of the Lord's establishing his church and people in the world, (Psalms 48:8) (87:5) (Isaiah 2:2) ;

the Lord [is] his name ; Jehovah, the self-existing Being, the Being of beings; who is able to perform whatever he undertakes, and so is equal to this work, of settling and establishing his interest.