“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me”
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
This is the quote that Jesus says aloud when he is being crucified upon the cross. See Matthew 27:46, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani”, and Mark 15:34, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthan”.
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“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “My God,” | אֵלִ֣י | Strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) | God |
| “my God,” | אֵ֭לִי | Strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) | God |
| “why” | לָמָ֣ה | Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses | why |
| “hast thou forsaken” | עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי | To loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc | forsaken |
| “me? far” | רָח֥וֹק | Remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition) | far |
| “why art thou so” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “from helping” | מִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗י | Something saved, i.e., (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity | helping |
| “me, the words” | דִּבְרֵ֥י | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | words |
| “and from” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of my roaring?” | שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃ | A rumbling or moan | roaring |
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1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
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