Jeremiah 2:27
say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’
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ASV
who say to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
KJV
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֹמְרִ֨ים | 'o.me.Rim | [who] say | H559 → |
| לָעֵ֜ץ | la.'Etz | to <the> wood | H6086 → |
| אָ֣בִי | 'A.vi | [are] father my | H1 → |
| אַ֗תָּה | 'A.tah | you | H859 → |
| וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ | ve.la.'E.ven | and to <the> stone | H68 → |
| אַ֣תְּ | 'at | you | H859 → |
| יְלִדְתָּ֔נוּ | ye.lid.ti.nu | you gave birth to us | H3205 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| פָנ֥וּ | fa.Nu | they have turned | H6437 → |
| אֵלַ֛י | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
| עֹ֖רֶף | 'O.ref | a back | H6203 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| פָנִ֑ים | fa.Nim | a face | H6440 → |
| וּבְעֵ֤ת | u.ve.'Et | and at [the] time of | H6256 → |
| רָֽעָתָם֙ | ra.'a.Tam | calamity their | H7451 → |
| יֹֽאמְר֔וּ | yo.me.Ru | they will say | H559 → |
| ק֖וּמָה | Ku.mah | arise ! | H6965 → |
| וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ | ve.ho.shi.'E.nu | and save us | H3467 → |
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