Jeremiah 16:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

Young's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.

King James Bible
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and [things] wherein [there is] no profit.

Hebrew
O LORD,
יְהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

my strength
עֻזִּ֧י (‘uz·zî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5797: Strength, might

and my fortress,
וּמָעֻזִּ֛י (ū·mā·‘uz·zî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4581: A place or means of safety, protection

my refuge
וּמְנוּסִ֖י (ū·mə·nū·sî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4498: Flight, place of escape or refuge

in the day
בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of distress,
צָרָ֑ה (ṣā·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival

the nations
גּוֹיִ֤ם (gō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

will come
יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ (yā·ḇō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to You
אֵלֶ֗יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

from the ends
מֵֽאַפְסֵי־ (mê·’ap̄·sê-)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 657: Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot

of the earth,
אָ֔רֶץ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

and they will say,
וְיֹאמְר֗וּ (wə·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Our fathers
אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1: Father

inherited
נָחֲל֣וּ (nā·ḥă·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate

nothing but
אַךְ־ (’aḵ-)
Adverb
Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

lies,
שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ (še·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

worthless idols
הֶ֖בֶל (he·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

of no
וְאֵֽין־ (wə·’ên-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

benefit at all.”
מוֹעִֽיל׃ (mō·w·‘îl)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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