Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 2:18 Interlinear

And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt to drink the waters of Sihor And now what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria to drink the waters of the river

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעַתָּ֗הH6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
2מַהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
3לָּךְ֙H0
4לְדֶ֣רֶךְH1870And now what hast thou to do in the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
5מִצְרַ֔יִםH4714of Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
6לִשְׁתּ֖וֹתH8354to drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
7מֵ֥יH4325the waterswater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
8שִׁח֑וֹרH7883of Sihorshichor, a stream of egypt
9וּמַהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
10לָּךְ֙H0
11לְדֶ֣רֶךְH1870And now what hast thou to do in the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
12אַשּׁ֔וּרH804of Assyriaashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire
13לִשְׁתּ֖וֹתH8354to drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
14מֵ֥יH4325the waterswater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
15נָהָֽר׃H5104of the rivera stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity

Verse Context

Jeremiah 2:17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself in that thou hast forsaken ...
Jeremiah 2:18 (current) And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt to drink the waters of Sihor And now what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria to drink the waters of the river
Jeremiah 2:19shall correct Thine own wickedness thee and thy backslidings shall reprove thee know therefore and see...

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