Jeremiah 14:8

O thou hope of Israel, his saviour in time of trouble, why shouldst thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfarer that turneth aside to lodge for a night?

Leeser Tanakh

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

7If our iniquities testify against us, O Lord, do thou act for the sake of thy name; for our backslidings are many; against thee have we sinned.

9Why shouldst thou be as a man that is surprised, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou art in the midst of us, O Lord, and we are called by thy name: abandon us not.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:9(9:10) The Lord also will be a strong-hold for the oppressed, a strong-hold in times of distress.

Psalms 37:39And the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord: he is their strong-hold in the time of distress.

Psalms 46:2(46:3) Therefore will we not fear, even when the earth is transformed, and when mountains are moved into the heart of the seas;

Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him: with him will I be in distress; I will deliver him, and grant him honor.

Isaiah 33:2O Lord, be gracious; we have waited for thee: be thou their support every morning, also our salvation in the time of trouble.

Isaiah 43:11I, 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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