Jeremiah 2:27 Go deeper
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Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. (KJV)
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אֹמְרִ֨ים'o.me.Rim[who] say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 1
לָעֵ֜ץla.'Etzto <the> wood
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 2
אָ֣בִי'A.vi[are] father my
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 3
אַ֗תָּה'A.tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 4
וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ve.la.'E.venand to <the> stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 5
אַ֣תְּ'atyou
Lemma: אַתְּ (at.te) · Strong's: H0859C
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Feminine · Singular (HPp2fs)
Meaning: you(f.s.)
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859C; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 6
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 7
פָנ֥וּfa.Nuthey have turned
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 8
אֵלַ֛י'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 9
עֹ֖רֶף'O.refa back
Lemma: עֹ֫רֶף (o.reph) · Strong's: H6203
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: neck
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:8, Exodus 23:27, Exodus 32:9, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Exodus 34:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6203; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 10
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 11
פָנִ֑יםfa.Nima face
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 12
וּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'Etand at [the] time of
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 13
רָֽעָתָם֙ra.'a.Tamcalamity their
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: distress: harm
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 14
יֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.Ruthey will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 15
ק֖וּמָהKu.maharise !
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 16
וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ\׃ve.ho.shi.'E.nuand save us
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to save
Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:27 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to a tree | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are my father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| and to a stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| gave me birth | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| They have turned | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| their backs | → | עֹ֫רֶף H6203 neck |
| to Me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| their faces | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| Yet in the time | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| of trouble | → | רָעָה H7451C distress: harm |
| they say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Rise up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| and save us | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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