Jeremiah

Jeremiah 50:38

³⁸A drought is upon her waters,

and they will be dried up.

For it is a land of graven images,

and the people go mad over idols.^e

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A drought	חֹ֥רֶב	ḥō·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2721 dryness, drought, heat
upon	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her waters	מֵימֶ֖יהָ	mê·me·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4325 water, juice, urine
and they will be dried up	וְיָבֵ֑שׁוּ	wə·yā·ḇê·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הִ֔יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is a land	אֶ֤רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of graven images	פְּסִלִים֙	pə·si·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6456 id.
and	יִתְהֹלָֽלוּ׃	yiṯ·hō·lā·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1984 shine
over idols	וּבָאֵימִ֖ים	ū·ḇā·’ê·mîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H367 terror, dread

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.