Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:36
36How impulsive you are,
constantly changing your ways!
You will be disappointed by Egypt
just as you were by Assyria.
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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| impulsive you are | תֵּזְלִ֥י | tê·zə·lî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H2151 shake |
| constantly | מְאֹ֖ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| changing | לְשַׁנּ֣וֹת | lə·šan·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H8138 change |
| your ways | דַּרְכֵּ֑ךְ | dar·kêḵ | Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| You will be disappointed | תֵּב֔וֹשִׁי | tê·ḇō·wō·šî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H954 be ashamed |
| by Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁר־ | ka·’ă·šer- | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | בֹּ֖שְׁתְּ | bō·šət | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H954 be ashamed |
| by Assyria | מֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃ | mê·’aš·šūr | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 31:22 · Hosea 5:13 · 2 Chronicles 28:16 · 2 Chronicles 28:20–21 · Hosea 12:1 · Jeremiah 2:23 · Lamentations 5:6 · Hosea 14:3 · Jeremiah 2:33 · Isaiah 30:1–7 · Jeremiah 2:18 · Hosea 10:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.