They said to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast begotten me: and they have turned [their] backs to me, and not their faces: yet in the time of their afflictions they will say, Arise, and save us.
KJV
Jeremiah 2:27
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.
Parallel Translations
They said to a stock, You are my father; and to a stone, You have begotten me: and they have turned [their] backs to me, and not their faces: yet in the time of their afflictions they will say, Arise, and save us.
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!’
Cross References
Isaiah 26:16Hosea 7:14Ezekiel 23:35Ezekiel 8:16Psalms 115:4–8Jeremiah 2:24Hosea 5:15Psalms 78:34–37Jeremiah 32:33Isaiah 44:9–20Jeremiah 22:23Jeremiah 10:8Jeremiah 18:17Isaiah 46:6–8Habakkuk 2:18–19
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