Jeremiah 2:27
say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’
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.
Note brought…: or, begotten me
Note their back: Heb. the hinder part of the neck
who tell wood, ‘You are my father,’ and a stone, ‘You have given birth to me,’ 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!’
who say 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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- to a stock
- Jeremiah 10:8; Psalm 115:4–8; Isaiah 44:9–20; Isaiah 46:6–8; Habakkuk 2:18, 19
- brought me forth
- or, begotten me. for they.
- Ezekiel 8:16; Ezekiel 23:35
- their back
- Heb. the hinder part of the neck. but in thetime.
- Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 22:23; Judges 10:8–16; Psalm 78:34–37; Isaiah 26:16; Hosea 5:15; Hosea 7:14