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Jeremiah 16:19

O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

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ASV

O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

KJV

O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְהוָ֞הYah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
עֻזִּ֧י'u.Zistrength myH5797 →
וּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.Ziand stronghold myH4581 →
וּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.Siand place of escape myH4498 →
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomin a day ofH3117 →
צָרָ֑הtza.RahtroubleH6869 →
אֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
גּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimnationsH1471 →
יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uthey will comeH935 →
מֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-from [the] ends ofH657 →
אָ֔רֶץ'A.retz[the] earthH776 →
וְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.Ruso they may sayH559 →
אַךְ־'akh-surelyH389 →
שֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerfalsehoodH8267 →
נָחֲל֣וּna.cha.Luthey possessedH5157 →
אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuancestors ourH1 →
הֶ֖בֶלHe.velfutilityH1892 →
וְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-and notH369 →
בָּ֥םbam[there was] in <the> them
מוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'Ila [thing that] profitsH3276 →

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Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. SelahHosea 2:23And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”Isaiah 25:4For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.Psalms 71:7I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.Jonah 2:8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.Jeremiah 17:17Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.Isaiah 2:2–3In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.Acts 15:17so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

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