But where areוְאַיֵּהyour godsאֱלֹהֶיךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou madeעָשִׂיתָfor yourself?לָּךְLet them arise,יָקוּמוּifאִםthey can save youיוֹשִׁיעוּךָin the timeבְּעֵתof your trouble;רָעָתֶךָforכִּיas many asמִסְפַּרyour citiesעָרֶיךָareהָיוּyour gods,אֱלֹהֶיךָJudah.יְהוּדָה
Jeremiah 2:28
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 2:28, word by word
- your godsאֱלֹהֶיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- you madeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- Let them ariseיָקוּמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- they can save youיוֹשִׁיעוּyoshiu
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshiu” appears- in the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of your troubleרָעָתֶraate
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raate” appears- as many asמִסְפַּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears- your citiesעָרֶיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- areהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears
The context
27who 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!’
28 · This verse (above)
29Why do you contend with me? All of you have transgressed against me, declares YHWH.