Jeremiah 16:19
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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.O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
In other translations
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.O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
Hebrew words
יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068עֻזִּי'uzistrength myH5797וּמָעֻזִּיuma'uziand stronghold myH4581וּמְנוּסִיumenusiand place of escape myH4498בְּיוֹםbeyomin a day ofH3117צָרָהtzarahtroubleH6869אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413גּוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471יָבֹאוּyavo'uthey will comeH935מֵאַפְסֵי־me'afsei-from [the] ends ofH657אָרֶץ'aretz[the] earthH776וְיֹאמְרוּveyomeruso they may sayH559אַךְ־'akh-surelyH389שֶׁקֶרshekerfalsehoodH8267נָחֲלוּnachaluthey possessedH5157אֲבוֹתֵינוּ'avoteinuancestors ourH1הֶבֶלhevelfutilityH1892וְאֵין־ve'ein-and notH369בָּםbam[there was] in <the> themמוֹעִיל׃mo'ila [thing that] profitsH3276
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