Jeremiah 14:8

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Though our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, work Thou for Thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against Thee.

9Why shouldest thou be as a man overcome, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet Thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and Thy name is called upon us; leave us not.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:9(9-10) The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;

Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Psalms 46:2(46-3) Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas;

Psalms 91:15He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and bring him to honour.

Isaiah 33:2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for Thee; be Thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Isaiah 43:11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no saviour.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:2-10

Lamentation Caused by a Great Drought; Prayer for Mercy; Pleading with God. ( b. c. 606.) 1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 4 Because the ground is chapt, for… Read the whole commentary →

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