Jeremiah

Jeremiah 16:19–20

¹⁹O 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.

²⁰Can man make gods for himself?

Such are not gods!”

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Jeremiah 16:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O LORD	יְהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my strength	עֻזִּ֧י	‘uz·zî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5797 strength, might
and my fortress	וּמָעֻזִּ֛י	ū·mā·‘uz·zî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
my refuge	וּמְנוּסִ֖י	ū·mə·nū·sî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4498 flight.
in the day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of distress	צָרָ֑ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
the nations	גּוֹיִ֤ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
will come	יָבֹ֙אוּ֙	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to You	אֵלֶ֗יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
from the ends	מֵֽאַפְסֵי־	mê·’ap̄·sê-	Preposition-m; Adverb	H657 the two extremities
of the earth	אָ֔רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and they will say	וְיֹאמְר֗וּ	wə·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Our fathers	אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
inherited	נָחֲל֣וּ	nā·ḥă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5157 get or take as a possession
nothing but	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
lies	שֶׁ֙קֶר֙	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
worthless idols	הֶ֖בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
of no	וְאֵֽין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
benefit at all	מוֹעִֽיל׃	mō·w·‘îl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3276 profit, avail, benefit

Jeremiah 16:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
make	הֲיַעֲשֶׂה־	hă·ya·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
gods	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
for himself	לּ֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Such	וְהֵ֖מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
gods	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 16:19 Isaiah 25:4 · Nahum 1:7 · Jeremiah 17:17 · Isaiah 2:2–3 · Psalm 91:1–2 · Jeremiah 2:11 · Jeremiah 10:5 · Psalm 86:9 · Habakkuk 2:18–19 · 1 Peter 1:18 · Zechariah 8:20–23 · Micah 4:1–2

Jeremiah 16:20 Isaiah 37:19 · Psalm 115:4–8 · Galatians 4:8 · Jeremiah 2:11 · Psalm 135:14–18 · Isaiah 36:19 · Hosea 8:4–6 · Acts 19:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.