Jeremiah 47:2
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
צָפוֹן
tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
שָׁטַף
shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
שָׁטַף
shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יָלַל
yâlal
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁטַף shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
Study H7857 →שָׁטַף shâṭaph
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
Study H7857 →צָפוֹן tsâphôwn
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
Study H6828 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →Cross References
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, ...
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
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