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Jeremiah 14:9 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 14 · verse 9
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.Jeremiah 14:9 · King James Version
Jeremiah 14:9 in context
7O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
8O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
9Why 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.
10Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
11Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- astonieddâhamto be dumbH1724 →
- cannotyâkôlto be able, literally or morallyH3201 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- midstqerebproperly, the nearest partH7130 →
- saveyâshaʻproperly, to be open, wide or freeH3467 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The first verse is the title of the whole chapter: it does indeed all concern the dearth, but much of it consists of the prophet's prayers concerning it; yet these are not unfitly said to be, The word of the Lord which came to him concerning it, for every acceptable prayer is that which God puts into our hearts;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9