Jeremiah 14:8

Thou Hope of Israel, His Saviour in the time of distress,—Wherefore shouldst thou be as a sojourner in the and? Or as a wayfarer, who hath turned aside to lodge for the night?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, have testified against us, O Yahweh, effectually work thou for the sake of thy Name,—For our apostasies have abounded Against thee, have we sinned.

9Wherefore, shouldst thou be as a man astounded, As a mighty man who cannot save? Yet, thou, art in our midst—O Yahweh And, thy Name, on us, hath been called Do not abandon us!

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Cross References

Psalms 9:9Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:

Psalms 37:39But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.

Psalms 46:2For this cause, will we not fear, Though the earth showeth change, Or the mountains slip into the heart of the seas:

Psalms 91:15He shall call me, and I will answer him, With him, will, I, be, in distress, I will rescue him, and will honour him;

Isaiah 33:2O Yahweh! shew us favour,—For thee, have we waited,—Be thou their arm every morning, Yea our salvation in the time of distress.

Isaiah 43:11I—I, am Yahweh,—And there is none besides me ready to save:

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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