Jeremiah 2:27
These are the ones who say to the tree, 'You are my father,' and to the stone, 'You gave birth to me.' For their back faces me and not their faces. Nevertheless, they say in the time of troubles, 'Arise and save us!'This verse in the real world
In what words
- עֹרֶףʻôrephthe nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or
- פָּנָהpânâhto turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- אֶבֶןʼebena stone
- עֵתʻêthtime, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- עֵץʻêtsa tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- יָלַדyâladto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- קוּםqûwmto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 26:16, Hos 7:14, Hos 5:15, Hab 2:18–19, Jer 18:17, Ezk 23:35, Ezk 8:16, Psa 78:34–37