Jeremiah 14:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִקְוֵה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹ בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָ֑ה לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיֶה֙ כְּגֵ֣ר בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּכְאֹרֵ֖חַ נָטָ֥ה לָלֽוּן׃

Transliteration

miqwēh Yiśrāʾēl môšîʿô in-ʿēṯ ṣārāh lāmmāh ṯihyeh like-gēr in-the-ʾāreṣ and-like-ʾōrēaḥ nāṭāh lālûn

Grammar Details

*miqwēh*: noun, masculine singular construct - hope of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*môšîʿô*: hiphil participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his savior
*ʿēṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct with preposition - in time of
*ṣārāh*: noun, feminine singular - distress/trouble
*lāmmāh*: interrogative - why
*ṯihyeh*: qal imperfect, 2nd singular masculine - you will be
*gēr*: noun, masculine singular with preposition - like a stranger/sojourner
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular with preposition + definite article - in the land
*ʾōrēaḥ*: noun, masculine singular with preposition - like a traveler
*nāṭāh*: qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he turned aside/stretched out
*lālûn*: qal infinitive construct with preposition - to lodge/spend the night

Word Meanings

*miqwēh*: hope/expectation/gathering
*môšîʿô*: his savior/deliverer
*ṣārāh*: distress/trouble/adversity
*gēr*: stranger/sojourner/foreigner/alien
*ʾōrēaḥ*: traveler/wayfarer/passer-by
*nāṭāh*: turned aside/stretched out/extended
*lālûn*: to lodge/spend the night/stay overnight

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Referenced Verses

Jer 17:13 : 13 O Jehovah, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be put to shame. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.
Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Isa 43:3 : 3 For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead.
Isa 43:11 : 11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.
Ps 9:9 : 9 Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
Ps 37:39-40 : 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. 40 And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
Jer 50:7 : 7 All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.
Isa 45:21 : 21 Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.
Judg 19:17 : 17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
Joel 3:16 : 16 And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
Acts 28:20 : 20 For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with [me]: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
2 Cor 1:4-5 : 4 who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound unto us, even so our comfort also aboundeth through Christ.
1 Tim 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and {G2962} Christ Jesus our hope;
Ps 46:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Ps 10:1 : 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Isa 45:15 : 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.
Ps 138:7 : 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me.

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