Jeremiah

Jeremiah 14:8

⁸O Hope of Israel,

its Savior in times of distress,

why are You like a stranger in the land,

like a traveler who stays but a night?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O Hope	מִקְוֵה֙	miq·wêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4723 hope
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
its Savior	מֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹ	mō·wō·šî·‘ōw	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
in times	בְּעֵ֣ת	bə·‘êṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
of distress	צָרָ֑ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are You	תִֽהְיֶה֙	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a stranger	כְּגֵ֣ר	kə·ḡêr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
in the land	בָּאָ֔רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
like a traveler	וּכְאֹרֵ֖חַ	ū·ḵə·’ō·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H732 wander, journey, go
who stays but a night	נָטָ֥ה	nā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.