Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:7–8

⁷Who is this, rising like the Nile,

like rivers whose waters churn?

⁸Egypt rises like the Nile,

and its waters churn like rivers,

boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;

I will destroy the cities and their people.’

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Jeremiah 46:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is this	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
rising	יַֽעֲלֶ֑ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
like the Nile	כַּיְאֹ֣ר	kay·’ōr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
like rivers	כַּנְּהָר֕וֹת	kan·nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
whose waters	מֵימָֽיו׃	mê·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4325 water, juice, urine
churn	יִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ	yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1607 shake, quake

Jeremiah 46:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
rises	יַֽעֲלֶ֔ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
like the Nile	כַּיְאֹ֣ר	kay·’ōr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
and its waters	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
churn	יִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּ	yiṯ·gō·‘ă·šū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1607 shake, quake
like rivers	וְכַנְּהָר֖וֹת	wə·ḵan·nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
boasting	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will rise	אַֽעֲלֶה֙	’a·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and cover	אֲכַסֶּה־	’ă·ḵas·seh-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H3680 cover
the earth	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
I will destroy	אֹבִ֥ידָה	’ō·ḇî·ḏāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H6 perish
the cities	עִ֖יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and their people	וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי	wə·yō·šə·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Jeremiah 46:7 Jeremiah 47:2 · Daniel 11:22 · Isaiah 8:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.