Jeremiah 14:9

Jeremiah 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
• New International Version (NIV)Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? You are among us, Lord, and we bear your name; do not forsake us!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why should you be like a man confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot save? Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not leave us."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why should You be like a man astonished, Like a mighty one who cannot save? Yet You, O Lord, are in our midst, And we are called by Your name; Do not leave us!

Context of Jeremiah 14:9

7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. 8O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? 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! 10This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.” 11Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.

Jeremiah 14:9 word by word

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

• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• are Youהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• like a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• taken by surpriseדָּהַםdâham · to astonishH1724
• like a warriorגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• ·לֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• powerlessיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• to saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Yet Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• are among usקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and we are calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• by Your nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• by Your nameעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Do notאַל'al · notH408
• forsake usנוּחַnûach · to restH5117

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:9

• Numbers 11:23The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
• Numbers 14:15If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,
• Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
• Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
• Isaiah 59:1Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
• Exodus 29:45Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
• Leviticus 26:11And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
• Deuteronomy 23:14For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
• Psalms 46:5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
• Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
• 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
• Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
• Isaiah 63:19We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us - Thy ark, temple, and sacred rites, are all here; and thou thyself, who art every where present, art here also: but alas! thou dost not reveal thyself as the Father of mercies, who forgivest iniquity, transgression, and sin. We are called by thy name; leave us not - Let us call thee our Father, and say thou to us, "Ye are my sons and daughters!" O leave us not!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Astonied - The word may possibly mean “one who is taken by surprise and loses his presence of mind.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9The people admitted their sins but did not change their bad behavior. They tried to trick God into helping them by doubting his love, wisdom, and power, while still claiming to be his chosen people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. astonied--like a "mighty man," at other times able to help (Is 59:1), but now stunned by a sudden calamity so as to disappoint the hopes drawn from him. art in the midst of us--(Ex 29:45, 46; Le 26:11, 12). called by thy name--(Da 9:18, 19) as Thine own peculiar people (De 9:29).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings