Jeremiah 14:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Why are you like a man surprised, like a man of war who is not able to give help? but you, O Lord, are with us, and we are named by your name; do not go away from us.

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  • Isa 59:1 : 1 Truly, the Lord's hand has not become short, so that he is unable to give salvation; and his ear is not shut from hearing:
  • Isa 63:19 : 19 We have become as those who were never ruled by you, on whom your name was not named.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.
  • Ps 46:5 : 5 God has taken his place in her; she will not be moved: he will come to her help at the dawn of morning.
  • Exod 29:45-46 : 45 Among the children of Israel I will make my living-place, and I will be their God. 46 And they will see that I am the Lord their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt, so that I might be ever with them: I am the Lord their God.
  • Num 11:23 : 23 And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord's hand become short? Now you will see if my word comes true for you or not.
  • Isa 50:1-2 : 1 This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away. 2 Why, then, when I came, was there no man? and no one to give answer to my voice? has my hand become feeble, so that it is unable to take up your cause? or have I no power to make you free? See, at my word the sea becomes dry, I make the rivers a waste land: their fish are dead for need of water, and make an evil smell.
  • Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake! awake! put on strength, O arm of the Lord, awake! as in the old days, in the generations long past. Was it not by you that Rahab was cut in two, and the dragon Wounded?
  • Jer 8:19 : 19 The voice of the cry of the daughter of my people comes from a far land: Is the Lord not in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they made me angry with their images and their strange gods which are no gods?
  • Dan 9:18-19 : 18 O my God, let your ear be turned and give hearing; let your eyes be open and see how we have been made waste and the town which is named by your name: for we are not offering our prayers before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercies. 19 O Lord, give ear; O Lord, have forgiveness; O Lord, take note and do; let there be no more waiting; for the honour of your name, O my God, because your town and your people are named by your name.
  • Zech 2:5 : 5 And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.
  • 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
  • Rev 21:3 : 3 And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.
  • Num 14:15-16 : 15 Now if you put to death all this people as one man, then the nations who have had word of your glory will say, 16 Because the Lord was not able to take this people into the land which he made an oath to give them, he sent destruction on them in the waste land.
  • Deut 23:14 : 14 For the Lord your God is walking among your tents, to keep you safe and to give up into your hands those who are fighting against you; then let your tents be holy, so that he may see no unclean thing among you, and be turned away from you.
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.
  • Ps 27:9 : 9 Let not your face be covered from me; do not put away your servant in wrath; you have been my help: do not give me up or take your support from me, O God of my salvation.
  • Ps 44:23-26 : 23 Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever. 24 Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate? 25 For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth. 26 Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.
  • Lev 26:11-12 : 11 And I will put my holy House among you, and my soul will not be turned away from you in disgust. 12 And I will be present among you and will be your God and you will be my people.
  • Isa 12:6 : 6 Let your voice be sounding in a cry of joy, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

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