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Jeremiah 2:6

They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

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ASV

Neither said they, Where is Jehovah that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man dwelt?

KJV

Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
אָמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ruthey saidH559 →
אַיֵּ֣ה'ai.Yehwhere?H346 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068 →
הַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.Lehwho brought upH5927 →
אֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
הַמּוֹלִ֨יךְha.mo.Likhwho ledH1980 →
אֹתָ֜נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853 →
בַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057 →
בְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzin a land ofH776 →
עֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.Vahdesert plainH6160 →
וְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.Chahand pitH7745 →
בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzin a landH776 →
צִיָּ֣הtzi.YahdryH6723 →
וְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetand deep darknessH6757 →
בְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzin a landH776 →
לֹֽא־lo'-[which] notH3808 →
עָ֤בַר'A.varhe has passedH5674 →
בָּהּ֙bahin <the> it
אִ֔ישׁ'IshanyoneH376 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יָשַׁ֥בya.Shavhe has dweltH3427 →
אָדָ֖ם'a.DamanyoneH120 →
שָֽׁם׃ShamthereH8033 →

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Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.Deuteronomy 8:14–16then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.Deuteronomy 1:19And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”Isaiah 63:11–13Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,Hosea 13:4Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.Exodus 15:13With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.Hosea 13:5I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.Jeremiah 51:43Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no son of man passes through.Deuteronomy 8:15He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.Exodus 16:3“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.Psalms 77:5I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.Job 3:5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.Hosea 12:13But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.2 Kings 2:14Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.

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