NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And now what hast thou to do in the wayderek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb of Egypt Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim) Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim. to drink shathah (shaw-thaw') to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely. the waters mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). of Sihor Shiychowr (shee-khore') dark, i.e. turbid; Shichor, a stream of Egypt -- Shihor, Sihor. or what hast thou to do in the way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb of Assyria 'Ashshuwr (ash-shoor') Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire to drink shathah (shaw-thaw') to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely. the waters mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). of the river nahar (naw-hawr') a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt, To drink the waters of the Nile? Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the Euphrates? King James Bible And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? Holman Christian Standard Bible Now what will you gain by traveling along the way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain by traveling along the way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? International Standard Version Now, what are you doing on the road to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Nile? And what are you doing on the road to Assyria, to drink the waters of the Euphrates? NET Bible What good will it do you then to go down to Egypt to seek help from the Egyptians? What good will it do you to go over to Assyria to seek help from the Assyrians? GOD'S WORD® Translation You won't gain anything by going to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River. You won't gain anything by going to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates River. King James 2000 Bible And now what have you to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what have you to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? Links Jeremiah 2:18Jeremiah 2:18 NIV Jeremiah 2:18 NLT Jeremiah 2:18 ESV Jeremiah 2:18 NASB Jeremiah 2:18 KJV |
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