Jeremiah 2:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַיֵּ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֔ךְ יָק֕וּמוּ אִם־יוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֚י מִסְפַּ֣ר עָרֶ֔יךָ הָי֥וּ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Transliteration

wəʾayyēh ʾĕlōhêkā ʾăšer ʿāśîtā lāk yāqûmû ʾim-yôšîʿûkā bəʿēt rāʿātekā kî mispar ʿārêkā hāyû ʾĕlōhêkā yəhûdāh

Grammar Details

*wəʾayyēh*: conjunction + interrogative - and where
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your gods
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that/whom
*ʿāśîtā*: perfect Qal, 2nd masculine singular - you made
*lāk*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself
*yāqûmû*: imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural - let them arise
*ʾim*: conditional particle - if
*yôšîʿûkā*: imperfect Hiphil, 3rd masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - they can save you
*bəʿēt*: preposition + construct feminine singular noun - in the time of
*rāʿātekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your calamity/trouble
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*mispar*: masculine singular construct noun - number of
*ʿārêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cities
*hāyû*: perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - have been
*yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah

Word Meanings

*ʾayyēh*: where/where are
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: your gods/deities/idols
*ʿāśîtā*: you made/created/fashioned
*yāqûmû*: let them arise/stand up/rise
*yôšîʿûkā*: they can save you/deliver you/rescue you
*rāʿātekā*: your calamity/trouble/distress
*mispar*: number/quantity/count
*ʿārêkā*: your cities/towns

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 11:13 : 13 For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
Deut 32:37 : 37 And he will say, Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;
Isa 45:20 : 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Judg 10:14 : 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.
2 Kgs 17:30-31 : 30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
Isa 46:7 : 7 They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Hos 10:1 : 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly [ pillars.]
2 Kgs 3:13 : 13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay; for Jehovah hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Isa 46:2 : 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

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