Jeremiah 33:2 (ASV)

Passage

Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name:

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:1 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the guard, saying,

Jeremiah 33:2 Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name:

Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

Jeremiah 33:4 For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down [to make a defence] against the mounds and against the sword;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "saith", "jehovah", "doeth", "formeth", and "establish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto..." into verse 3's "Call unto me and I will answer...", so "thus" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thus" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.