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Jeremiah

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"They did not say, 'Where is the LORD Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?'

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"They did not say, to utter, say Verb H559 אָמְר֔וּ a·me·ru,
'Where where? Int H346 אַיֵּ֣ה ai·yeh
is the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
Who brought to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 הַמַּעֲלֶ֥ה ham·ma·'a·leh
us up out of the land earth, land Noun H776 מֵאֶ֣רֶץ me·'e·retz
of Egypt, a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרָ֑יִם mitz·ra·yim;
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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Who led to go, come, walk Verb H1980 הַמֹּולִ֨יךְ ham·mo·v·lich
us through the wilderness, wilderness Noun H4057 בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר bam·mid·bar
Through a land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֨רֶץ be·'e·retz
of deserts a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galilee Noun H6160 עֲרָבָ֤ה a·ra·vah
and of pits, a pit Noun H7745 וְשׁוּחָה֙ ve·shu·chah
Through a land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ be·'e·retz
of drought dryness, drought Noun H6723 צִיָּ֣ה tzi·yah
and of deep darkness, death-like shadow, deep shadow Noun H6757 וְצַלְמָ֔וֶת ve·tzal·ma·vet,
Through a land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֗רֶץ be·'e·retz
that no not Adverb H3808 וְלֹ֣א ve·lo
one man Noun H376 אִ֔ישׁ ish,
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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crossed to pass over, through, or by, pass on Verb H5674 עָ֤בַר a·var
And where there, thither Adverb H8033 שָֽׁם׃ sham.
no not Adverb H3808 לֹֽא־ lo-
man man, mankind Noun H120 אָדָ֖ם a·dam
dwelt?' to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 יָשַׁ֥ב ya·shav

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

People

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "They did not say, 'Where is the LORD Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?'
King James Bible "They did not say, 'Where Neither said they, Where is the LORD Who that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who that led us through the wilderness, Through through a land of deserts and of pits, Through through a land of drought drought, and of deep darkness, Through the shadow of death, through a land that no one crossed And man passed through, and where no man dwelt?'dwelt?
Hebrew Greek English "They did not say, 'Where is the LORD Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?'