English Standard Version
Jeremiah 14:9
9Why 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."
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!
- 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!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Are you also confused? Is our champion helpless to save us? You are right here among us, Lord. We are known as your people. Please don’t abandon us now!”
Context of Jeremiah 14:9
7"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. 8O you hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night? 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." 10Thus says the Lord concerning this people: "They have loved to wander thus; they have not restrained their feet; therefore the Lord does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins." 11The Lord said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
Read all of Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 14:9 word by word
לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיֶה֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ נִדְהָ֔ם כְּגִבּ֖וֹר לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְאַתָּ֧ה בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה וְשִׁמְךָ֛ עָלֵ֥ינוּ נִקְרָ֖א אַל־תַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Why shouldest thou be as a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- astoniedדָּהַםdâham · to astonishH1724
- as a mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- cannotיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
- yet thou, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
- of us, and we are calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- by thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- leaveיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:9
- Numbers 11:23And the Lord said to Moses, "Is the Lord's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not."
- Numbers 14:15Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say,
- Psalms 44:23Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!
- Isaiah 50:1Thus says the Lord: "Where is your mother's certificate of divorce, with which I sent her away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
- Isaiah 59:1Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;
- Exodus 29:45I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God.
- Leviticus 26:11I will make my dwelling among you, and my soul shall not abhor you.
- Deuteronomy 23:14Because the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.
- Psalms 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
- Isaiah 12:6Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."
- Zechariah 2:5And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
- 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and 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, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.
- Isaiah 63:19We have become like those over whom you have never ruled, like those who are 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
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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
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