Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16:19
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.