What Does Jeremiah 2:28 Mean?

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“But where are thy gods”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“that thou hast made”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“thee let them arise”

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“if they can save”

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

“thee in the time”

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc

“of thy trouble”

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for according to the number”

a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

“of thy cities”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“But where are thy gods”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“O Judah”

jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory