Jeremiah 14:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whyלָ֤מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
are You like a manכְּאִ֣ישׁ
(ke·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
dismayed,נִדְהָ֔ם
(nid·ham,)
1724: to astonish, astounda prim. root
Like a mighty manכְּגִבֹּ֖ור
(ke·gib·bo·vr)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
who cannotיוּכַ֣ל
(yu·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
save?לְהֹושִׁ֑יעַ
(le·ho·v·shi·a';)
3467: to delivera prim. root
Yet You are in our midst,בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ
(ve·kir·be·nu)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
O LORD,יְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
And we are calledנִקְרָ֖א
(nik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
by Your name;וְשִׁמְךָ֛
(ve·shim·cha)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
Do not forsake 
 
5117: to resta prim. root
us!" 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Why shouldest thou be as a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
astonied
daham  (daw-ham')
to be dumb, i.e. (figuratively) dumbfounded -- astonished.
as a mighty man
gibbowr  (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
that cannot
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
save
yasha`  (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
yet thou O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
art in the midst
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
of us and we are called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
by thy name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
leave
yanach  (yaw-nakh')
to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
us not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Why are You like a man dismayed, Like a mighty man who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst, O LORD, And we are called by Your name; Do not forsake us!"

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why are You like a helpless man, like a warrior unable to save? Yet You are among us, Yahweh, and we are called by Your name. Don't leave us!

International Standard Version
Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a strong man who can't deliver? You are among us, LORD, and your name is the one by which we're called. Don't abandon us!

NET Bible
Why should you be like someone who is helpless, like a champion who cannot save anyone? You are indeed with us, and we belong to you. Do not abandon us!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why should you be like someone taken by surprise, like a strong man who cannot help? You, O LORD, are among us. We are called by your name. Don't leave us!

King James 2000 Bible
Why should you be as a man confused, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet you, O LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; leave us not.
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