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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיֶה֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ נִדְהָ֔ם כְּגִבּ֖וֹר לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְאַתָּ֧ה בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה וְשִׁמְךָ֛ עָלֵ֥ינוּ נִקְרָ֖א אַל־תַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ ס
- לָ֤מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- תִֽהְיֶה֙tih.Yeh“are you”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- כְּאִ֣ישׁke.'Ish“like a person”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- נִדְהָ֔םnid.Ham“astounded”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּהַם · “to astonish” · Strong's H1724
- כְּגִבּ֖וֹרke.gi.Bor“like a warrior”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גִּבּוֹר · “mighty” · Strong's H1368
- לֹא־lo'-“[who] not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יוּכַ֣לyu.Khal“he is able”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
- לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'“to save”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
- וְאַתָּ֧הve.'a.Tah“and you”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
- 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
- יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- וְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.Kha“and name your”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- עָלֵ֥ינוּ'a.Lei.nu“on us”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- נִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'“it is called”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- 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)