who sayאֹמְרִיםto wood,לָעֵץ‘You areאַתָּהmy father,’אָבִיand to stone,וְלָאֶבֶן‘Youאַתְּgave birth to me.’יְלִדְתָּנוּForכִּיthey have turnedפָנוּto meאֵלַיthe backעֹרֶףand notוְלֹאthe face;פָנִיםbut in the timeוּבְעֵתof their troubleרָעָתָםthey say,יֹאמְרוּ‘Ariseקוּמָהand save us!’וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
Jeremiah 2:27
Study it in the app“who say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned to me the back and not the face; but in the time of their trouble they say, ‘Arise and save us!’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 2:27, word by word
- who sayאֹמְרִיםomrim
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omrim” appears- to woodעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- my father,’אָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and to stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- gave birth to me.’יְלִדְתָּyelidta
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yelidta” appears- they have turnedפָנוּfanu
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “fanu” appears- the backעֹרֶףoref
back
To show the nape, flee.
Where else “oref” appears- the faceפָנִיםfanim
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanim” appears- but in the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of their troubleרָעָתָraata
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raata” appears- ‘Ariseקוּמָkuma
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kuma” appears- and save us!’הוֹשִׁיעֵhoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshie” appears
The context
26As the shame of a thief when he is found, so the house of Israel is put to shame, they, their kings, their princes, and their priests and their prophets,
27 · This verse (above)
28But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, Judah.