Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:19
19Stand by the road and watch,
O dweller of Aroer!
Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping,
‘What has happened?’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand | עִמְדִ֥י | ‘im·ḏî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| by | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the road | דֶּ֛רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and watch | וְצַפִּ֖י | wə·ṣap·pî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| O dweller | יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת | yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of Aroer | עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר | ‘ă·rō·w·‘êr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6177 Aroër |
| Ask | שַׁאֲלִי־ | ša·’ă·lî- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| the man fleeing | נָ֣ס | nās | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| or the woman escaping | וְנִמְלָ֔טָה | wə·nim·lā·ṭāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H4422 slip away |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| has happened | נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃ | nih·yā·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 2:36 · 1 Samuel 4:16 · 1 Samuel 4:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.