Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:17–19

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 Nile^d?

What will you gain on your way to Assyria

to drink the waters of the Euphrates^e?

¹⁹Your own evil will discipline you;

your own apostasies will reprimand you.

Consider and realize

how evil and bitter it is

for you to forsake the LORD your God

and to have no fear of Me,”

declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Footnotes

d 2:18 Hebrew of Shihor, a branch of the Nile River
e 2:18 Hebrew the River

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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

Jeremiah 2:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your own evil	רָעָתֵ֗ךְ	rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
will discipline you	תְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְ	tə·yas·sə·rêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person feminine singular	H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
your own apostasies	וּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙	ū·mə·šu·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H4878 turning back, apostasy
will reprimand you	תּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְ	tō·w·ḵi·ḥuḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine plural; second person feminine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
Consider	וּדְעִ֤י	ū·ḏə·‘î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3045 know
and realize	וּרְאִי֙	ū·rə·’î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7200 see
how	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
evil	רַ֣ע	ra‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and bitter it is	וָמָ֔ר	wā·mār	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H4751 bitter, bitterness
for you to forsake	עָזְבֵ֖ךְ	‘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	אֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ	’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H430 God
and to have	אֵלַ֔יִךְ	’ê·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H413 motion to
no	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear of Me	פַחְדָּתִי֙	p̄aḥ·dā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6345 dread
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Cross-references

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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

Jeremiah 2:19 Isaiah 3:9 · Jeremiah 4:18 · Psalm 36:1 · Jeremiah 2:17 · Hosea 11:7 · Hosea 5:5 · Amos 8:10 · Jeremiah 5:6 · Romans 3:18 · Jeremiah 8:5 · Hosea 14:1 · Zechariah 7:11

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