Saying to a stock, Thou [art] my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned [their] back unto me, and not [their] face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Ils disent au bois: Tu es mon père! Et à la pierre: Tu m'as donné la vie! Car ils me tournent le dos, ils ne me regardent pas. Et quand ils sont dans le malheur, ils disent: Lève-toi, sauve-nous!
KJV
Saying to a stock, Thou [art] my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned [their] back unto me, and not [their] face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
Rufinus Aquileiensis
De Benedictionibus Patriarcharum Libri Duo
sicut et per prophetam Dominus exprobrat, dicens : Quia converterunt ad me dorsa sua, et non faciem (Jer. 2. 27.). Haec ergo dorsa caedit, ut conversi aliquando terga dent idolis, et faciem erigant ad Deum, et faciant boc quod in con- sequentibus scriptum est : Et adorent te fili…
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