Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:17–18
17Have you not brought this on yourself
by forsaking the LORD your God
when He led you in the way?
18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt
to drink the waters of the Niled?
What will you gain on your way to Assyria
to drink the waters of the Euphratese?
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 2:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you not | הֲלוֹא־ | hă·lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| brought | תַּעֲשֶׂה־ | ta·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | זֹ֖את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| on yourself | לָּ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| by forsaking | עָזְבֵךְ֙ | ‘ā·zə·ḇêḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ | ’ĕ·lō·ha·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H430 God |
| when | בְּעֵ֖ת | bə·‘êṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| He led you | מוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְ | mō·w·lî·ḵêḵ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the way | בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ | bad·dā·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Jeremiah 2:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| what will you gain | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| on your way | לְדֶ֣רֶךְ | lə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to drink | לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת | liš·tō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
| the waters | מֵ֣י | mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of the Nile | שִׁח֑וֹר | ši·ḥō·wr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7883 Shichor |
| What will you gain | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| on your way | לְדֶ֣רֶךְ | lə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to Assyria | אַשּׁ֔וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| to drink | לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת | liš·tō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
| the waters | מֵ֥י | mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of the Euphrates | נָהָֽר׃ | nā·hār | Noun - masculine singular | H5104 stream, river |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 2:17 Jeremiah 4:18 · Jeremiah 2:19 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Deuteronomy 28:15–68 · Deuteronomy 32:10 · Psalm 77:20 · Psalm 107:7 · Leviticus 26:15–46 · Hosea 13:9
Jeremiah 2:18 Joshua 13:3 · Isaiah 31:1 · Hosea 7:11 · Jeremiah 2:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.