The Meaning of Jeremiah 33:2 Explained

Jeremiah 33:2

KJV: Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;

YLT: Thus said Jehovah its maker, Jehovah its former, at establishing it, Jehovah is His name:

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus saith  the LORD  the maker  thereof, the LORD  that formed  it, to establish  it; the LORD  [is] his name; 

What does Jeremiah 33:2 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord introduced Himself as the Creator and Establisher of the earth (cf. Jeremiah 32:17; Genesis 1). This was appropriate since He would say that He was going to do some things that required great power.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 33

1  God promises to the captivity a gracious return;
9  a joyful state;
12  a settled government;
15  Christ the branch of righteousness;
17  a continuance of kingdom and priesthood;
19  and a stability of a blessed seed

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 33:2 mean?

thus says Yahweh who made it who formed it to establish it Yahweh [is] His name
כֹּֽה־ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עֹשָׂ֑הּ יוֹצֵ֥ר אוֹתָ֛הּ לַהֲכִינָ֖הּ יְהוָ֥ה שְׁמֽוֹ

כֹּֽה־  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֥ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עֹשָׂ֑הּ  who  made  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
יוֹצֵ֥ר  who  formed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵר 
Sense: to form, fashion, frame.
לַהֲכִינָ֖הּ  to  establish  it 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שְׁמֽוֹ  His  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.