Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:18

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?

Footnotes

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.