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Jeremiah 11:12

Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.

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ASV

Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

KJV

Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָֽלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.Khuand they will goH1980 →
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892 →
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וְיֹשְׁבֵי֙ve.yo.she.Veiand [the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.Kuand they will cry outH2199 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Himthe godsH430 →
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992 →
מְקַטְּרִ֖יםme.ka.te.Rim[are] making smokeH6999 →
לָהֶ֑םla.Hemto <the> them
וְהוֹשֵׁ֛עַve.ho.She.a'and certainly <to deliver>H3467 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יוֹשִׁ֥יעוּyo.Shi.'uthey will deliverH3467 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem<to> <the> them
בְּעֵ֥תbe.'Etat [the] time ofH6256 →
רָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.Tamcalamity theirH7451 →

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Jeremiah 2:28But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.Deuteronomy 32:37He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,Judges 10:14Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”2 Chronicles 28:22In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.Isaiah 45:20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.Jeremiah 1:16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.Jeremiah 34:7as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.Jeremiah 44:17–27Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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