Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:9
9Why are You like a man taken by surprise,
like a warrior powerless to save?
Yet You are among us, O LORD,
and we are called by Your name.
Do not forsake us!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 man | כְּאִ֣ישׁ | kə·’îš | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| taken by surprise | נִדְהָ֔ם | niḏ·hām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H1724 astonish, astound |
| like a warrior | כְּגִבּ֖וֹר | kə·ḡib·bō·wr | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular | H1368 strong, mighty |
| powerless | יוּכַ֣ל | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to save | לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ | lə·hō·wō·šî·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3467 deliver |
| Yet You | וְאַתָּ֧ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are among us | בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ | ḇə·qir·bê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H7130 inward part, midst |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and we are called | נִקְרָ֖א | niq·rā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| by Your name | וְשִׁמְךָ֛ | wə·šim·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| forsake us | תַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ס | tan·ni·ḥê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5117 rest |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 59:1 · Isaiah 63:19 · Jeremiah 15:16 · Psalm 46:5 · Numbers 11:23 · Numbers 14:15–16 · 2 Corinthians 6:16 · Hebrews 13:5 · Isaiah 50:1–2 · Daniel 9:18–19 · Exodus 29:45–46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.