Jeremiah 16:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
O LORD,יְהוָ֞ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
my strengthעֻזִּ֧י
(uz·zi)
5797: strength, mightfrom azaz
and my stronghold,וּמָעֻזִּ֛י
(u·ma·'uz·zi)
4581: a place or means of safety, protectionfrom uz
And my refugeוּמְנוּסִ֖י
(u·me·nu·si)
4498: flight, place of escape or refugefrom nus
in the dayבְּיֹ֣ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
of distress,צָרָ֑ה
(tza·rah;)
6869a: straits, distressfem. of tsar
To You the nationsגֹּויִ֤ם
(go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
will comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙
(ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
From the endsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־
(me·'af·sei-)
657: a ceasingfrom aphes
of the earthאָ֔רֶץ
(a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and say,וְיֹאמְר֗וּ
(ve·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Our fathersאֲבֹותֵ֔ינוּ
(a·vo·v·tei·nu,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
have inheritedנָחֲל֣וּ
(na·cha·lu)
5157: to get or take as a possessiondenominative verb from nachalah
nothingאַךְ־
(ach-)
389: surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
but falsehood,שֶׁ֙קֶר֙
(she·ker)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
Futilityהֶ֖בֶל
(he·vel)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root
and thingsמֹועִֽיל׃
(mo·v·'il.)
3276: to confer or gain profit or benefita prim. root
of noוְאֵֽין־
(ve·'ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
profit." 
 
3276: to confer or gain profit or benefita prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
my strength
`oz  (oze)
strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise) -- boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
and my fortress
ma`owz  (maw-oze')
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence -- force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (most) strong (hold).
and my refuge
manowc  (maw-noce')
a retreat; abstractly, a fleeing -- apace, escape, way to flee, flight, refuge.
in the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of affliction
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
the Gentiles
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto thee from the ends
'ephec  (eh'-fes)
cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and shall say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Surely our fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
have inherited
nachal  (naw-khal')
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
lies
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
and things wherein there is no profit
ya`al  (yaw-al')
to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively: useful, subjectively: benefited) -- at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, And my refuge in the day of distress, To You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility and things of no profit."

King James Bible
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, "Our fathers inherited only lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all."

International Standard Version
LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of difficulty, to you the nations will come, and from the ends of the earth they'll say, "Surely our ancestors inherited deception, things that are worthless, and in which there is no profit."

NET Bible
Then I said, "LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, 'Our ancestors had nothing but false gods--worthless idols that could not help them at all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say, "Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods."

King James 2000 Bible
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations shall come unto you from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.
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