Jeremiah 11:12
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Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
In other translations
Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
Hebrew words
וְהָלְכוּvehalekhuand they will goH1980עָרֵי'arei[the] cities ofH5892יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וְיֹשְׁבֵיveyosheveiand [the] inhabitants ofH3427יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389וְזָעֲקוּveza'akuand they will cry outH2199אֶל־'el-toH413הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohimthe godsH430אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הֵםhemtheyH1992מְקַטְּרִיםmekaterim[are] making smokeH6999לָהֶםlahemto <the> themוְהוֹשֵׁעַvehoshea'and certainly <to deliver>H3467לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוֹשִׁיעוּyoshi'uthey will deliverH3467לָהֶםlahem<to> <the> themבְּעֵתbe'etat [the] time ofH6256רָעָתָם׃ra'atamcalamity theirH7451
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 32:37And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- Jeremiah 2:28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
- Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
- Judges 10:14Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
- Jeremiah 44:17-2717 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? 20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,17 Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster. 18 But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.” 19 “Moreover,” said the women, “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?” 20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,
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People and places
People: Judah
Places: Jerusalem