Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 2:18 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Jeremiah 2:18, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ 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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְעַתָּ֗ה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 2 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 3 | לָּךְ֙ | H0 | ||
| 4 | לְדֶ֣רֶךְ | H1870 | And now what hast thou to do in the way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 5 | מִצְרַ֔יִם | H4714 | of Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 6 | לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת | H8354 | to drink | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 7 | מֵ֥י | H4325 | the waters | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 8 | שִׁח֑וֹר | H7883 | of Sihor | shichor, a stream of egypt |
| 9 | וּמַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 10 | לָּךְ֙ | H0 | ||
| 11 | לְדֶ֣רֶךְ | H1870 | And now what hast thou to do in the way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 12 | אַשּׁ֔וּר | H804 | of Assyria | ashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire |
| 13 | לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת | H8354 | to drink | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | מֵ֥י | H4325 | the waters | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 15 | נָהָֽר׃ | H5104 | of the river | a stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity |
Geographic Context
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
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