KJV ORIGINAL
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?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
You are Israel's hope and the one who saves us when we're in trouble. Why do you seem like a stranger in your own land, like a traveler who only stops for one night before moving on?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is crying out to God, asking why He seems distant and absent from His own people when they desperately need His help.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes during a severe drought and famine in Judah, likely around 605-586 BC before Jerusalem's destruction. Jeremiah is interceding for his people, expressing their confusion about why God seems absent during their crisis. The prophet speaks on behalf of a nation that feels abandoned by the very God who had promised to be with them.
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