6 And athe wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”
7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
Do it afor Your name’s sake;
For our backslidings are many,
We have sinned against You.
Do it afor Your name’s sake;
For our backslidings are many,
We have sinned against You.
8 aO the Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble,
Why should You be like a stranger in the land,
And like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
Why should You be like a stranger in the land,
And like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
9 Why should You be like a man astonished,
Like a mighty one awho cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, bare in our midst,
And we are called by Your name;
Do not leave us!
Like a mighty one awho cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, bare in our midst,
And we are called by Your name;
Do not leave us!
10 Thus says the Lord to this people:
a“Thus they have loved to wander;
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore the Lord does not accept them;
bHe will remember their iniquity now,
And punish their sins.”
a“Thus they have loved to wander;
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore the Lord does not accept them;
bHe will remember their iniquity now,
And punish their sins.”
11 Then the Lord said to me, a“Do not pray for this people, for their good.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Topical Studies for Jeremiah 14:8:
Hope {Forerunner Commentary}
Hope {Nave's Topical Bible}
Hope {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Israel {Forerunner Commentary}
Israel {Nave's Topical Bible}
Time {Forerunner Commentary}
Time {Nave's Topical Bible}
Time {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Savior {Forerunner Commentary}
Stranger {Forerunner Commentary}
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