Jeremiah 2:18
So now, why take the road to Egypt and drink the waters of Shihor? Why take the road to Assyria and drink the waters of the Euphrates River?This verse in the real world
In what words
- שִׁיחוֹרShîychôwrShichor, a stream of Egypt
- אַשּׁוּרʼAshshûwrAshshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- מִצְרַיִםMitsrayimMitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jos 13:3, Hos 7:11, Isa 31:1, Jer 2:36, 2Ki 16:7–9, Isa 30:1–7, Hos 5:13, Jer 37:5–10