Jeremiah 14:8 meaning and explanation

O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?

Jeremiah 14:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah speaks these words during a severe drought, giving voice to Judah's complaint before God. The people address the LORD as the Hope of Israel and its Savior in times of distress, yet they feel he has become like a stranger passing through the land, a traveler who stays only a night and then moves on.

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