Jeremiah

Jeremiah 47:2

²This is what the LORD says:

“See how the waters are rising from the north

and becoming an overflowing torrent.

They will overflow the land and its fullness,

the cities and their inhabitants.

The people will cry out,

and all who dwell in the land will wail

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
See how	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the waters	מַ֜יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
are rising	עֹלִ֤ים	‘ō·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from the north	מִצָּפוֹן֙	miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
and becoming	וְהָיוּ֙	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an overflowing	שׁוֹטֵ֔ף	šō·w·ṭêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
torrent	לְנַ֣חַל	lə·na·ḥal	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
They will overflow	וְיִשְׁטְפוּ֙	wə·yiš·ṭə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and its fullness	וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ	ū·mə·lō·w·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4393 fulness, that which fills
the cities	עִ֖יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and their inhabitants	וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי	wə·yō·šə·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
The people	הָֽאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
will cry out	וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙	wə·zā·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
and all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who dwell	יוֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will wail	וְהֵילִ֕ל	wə·hê·lil	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3213 howl, make a howling

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Jeremiah 1:14 · Jeremiah 46:20 · Jeremiah 8:16 · Isaiah 15:2–5 · Isaiah 8:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.