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KJV Lexicon Saying'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) to a stock `ets (ates) a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. Thou art my father 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. and to a stone 'eben (eh'-ben) a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s). Thou hast brought me forth yalad (yaw-lad') to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage for they have turned panah (paw-naw') to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc. their back `oreph (o-ref') the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative) -- back (stiff-)neck(-ed). unto me and not their face paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) but in the time `eth (ayth) time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. of their trouble ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). they will say 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Arise quwm (koom) to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) and save yasha` (yaw-shah') to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor us Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Who say to a tree, 'You are my father,' And to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' For they have turned their back to Me, And not their face; But in the time of their trouble they will say, 'Arise and save us.' King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible say to a tree, "You are my father," and to a stone, "You gave birth to me." For they have turned their back to Me and not their face, yet in their time of disaster they beg, "Rise up and save us!" International Standard Version who say to a tree, 'You are my father,' and to a stone, 'You gave birth to me.' They have turned their back to me, but not their faces. In the time of their trouble, they'll say, 'Rise up! Deliver us!'" NET Bible They say to a wooden idol, 'You are my father.' They say to a stone image, 'You gave birth to me.' Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say, 'Come and save us!' GOD'S WORD® Translation You call wood your father. You call stone your mother. You've turned your backs, not your faces, to me. But when you're in trouble, you ask me to come and rescue you. King James 2000 Bible Saying to a tree, You are my father; and to a stone, You have 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. Links Jeremiah 2:27Jeremiah 2:27 NIV Jeremiah 2:27 NLT Jeremiah 2:27 ESV Jeremiah 2:27 NASB Jeremiah 2:27 KJV |
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