Jeremiah 33:2 (DBY)

Passage

Thus saith Jehovah the doer of it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it, Jehovah is his name:

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:1 And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

Jeremiah 33:2 Thus saith Jehovah the doer of it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it, Jehovah is his name:

Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and I will shew thee great and hidden things, 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 thrown down because of the mounds and because of the sword:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "saith", "jehovah", "doer", "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 "And the word of Jehovah came to..." 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.