Jeremiah 14:9

Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
Jeremiah 14:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיֶה֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ נִדְהָ֔ם כְּגִבּ֖וֹר לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְאַתָּ֧ה בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה וְשִׁמְךָ֛ עָלֵ֥ינוּ נִקְרָ֖א אַל־תַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ ס

  1. לָ֤מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. תִֽהְיֶה֙tih.Yeh“are you”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. כְּאִ֣ישׁke.'Ish“like a person”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. נִדְהָ֔םnid.Ham“astounded”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּהַם · “to astonish” · Strong's H1724
  5. כְּגִבּ֖וֹרke.gi.Bor“like a warrior”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גִּבּוֹר · “mighty” · Strong's H1368
  6. לֹא־lo'-“[who] not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יוּכַ֣לyu.Khal“he is able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  8. לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'“to save”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  9. וְאַתָּ֧הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  10. בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nu“[are] in midst our”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  11. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. וְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.Kha“and name your”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  13. עָלֵ֥ינוּ'a.Lei.nu“on us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  14. נִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'“it is called”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  15. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  16. תַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ סta.ni.Che.nu“you abandon us”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from נוּחַ · “to rest” · Strong's H5117
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)