Jeremiah 33:2 (YLT)

Passage

Thus said Jehovah its maker, Jehovah its former, at establishing it, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His name:

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah a second time--and he <FI>is<Fi> yet detained in the court of the prison--saying:

Jeremiah 33:2 Thus said Jehovah its maker, Jehovah its former, at establishing it, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His name:

Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things--thou hast not known them.

Jeremiah 33:4 For thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, that are broken down for the mounts, and for the tool;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "said", "jehovah", "maker", "former", and "establishing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And there is a word of Jehovah..." into verse 3's "Call unto Me and I do answer...", so "thus" and "said" 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 "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.