Bible Strands
Jeremiah 14:8
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah speaks on behalf of Israel during a severe national crisis, addressing Yahweh directly immediately after the community's confession of sin in Jeremiah 14:7.
The words — The text opens with מִקְוֵה (mikveh), literally "hope" or "expectation," and כְּגֵר (keger), meaning "like a sojourner," to contrast God's covenant role with His apparent absence.
The thread — The designation "Hope of Israel" reappears in Jeremiah 17:13 as a title for Yahweh, while the structure of calling upon God during trouble aligns with the pattern in Psalm 50:15.
Why it lands — The verse demands readers name the gap between God's promised deliverance and His perceived silence, requiring honest lament instead of theological evasion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
- Jeremiah 50:7 All who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Isaiah 43:3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
- Psalms 37:39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
- Isaiah 43:11 I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
- Isaiah 45:21 Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
- Joel 3:16 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Psalms 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Psalms 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.