Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:27

²⁷say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’

and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’

They have turned their backs to Me

and not their faces.

Yet in the time of trouble, they say,

‘Rise up and save us!’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
say	אֹמְרִ֨ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to a tree	לָעֵ֜ץ	lā·‘êṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
You	אַ֗תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my father	אָ֣בִי	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
and to a stone	וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙	wə·lā·’e·ḇen	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
You	אַ֣תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
gave me birth	יְלִדְתִּנִי	yə·liḏ·ti·nī	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular; first person common plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
They have turned	פָנ֥וּ	p̄ā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6437 turn
their backs	עֹ֖רֶף	‘ō·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H6203 back of neck, neck
to Me	אֵלַ֛י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
their faces	פָנִ֑ים	p̄ā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
Yet in the time	וּבְעֵ֤ת	ū·ḇə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
of trouble	רָֽעָתָם֙	rā·‘ā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
they say	יֹֽאמְר֔וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Rise up	ק֖וּמָה	qū·māh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and save us	וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃	wə·hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural	H3467 deliver

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Isaiah 26:16 · Hosea 7:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.