Jeremiah 2:28
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“But 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.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
קוּם
let them arise
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קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
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עָשָׂה
you made
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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יָשַׁע
they will save/ you
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יָשַׁע
To save, to deliver, to give victory. Yasha. The root of the name Jesus. God saves. He rescues from every form of bondage. He is eager to save.
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רַע
calamity/ your
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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יְהוּדָה
O Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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מִסְפָּר
the number of
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מִסְפָּר
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
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עִיר
cities/ your
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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