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

כֵּן

kên

H3652

so

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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מַיִם

mayim

H4325

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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קוּם

qûwm

H6965

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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up out of the

צָפוֹן

tsâphôwn

H6828

properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)

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and shall be an

שָׁטַף

shâṭaph

H7857

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

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מַבּוּל

mabbûwl

H3999

a deluge

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and shall

שָׁטַף

shâṭaph

H7857

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

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the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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and all that is

שָׁם

shâm

H8033

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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the

עִיר

ʻîyr

H5892

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

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and them that

יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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שָׁם

shâm

H8033

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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then the

אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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shall

קָרָא

qârâʼ

H7121

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

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and all the

יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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of the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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shall

יָלַל

yâlal

H3213

to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)

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Key Terms in This Verse

overflowing H7857

שָׁטַף shâṭaph

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

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overflow H7857

שָׁטַף shâṭaph

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

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howl H3213

יָלַל yâlal

to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)

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flood H3999

מַבּוּל mabbûwl

a deluge

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north H6828

צָפוֹן tsâphôwn

properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)

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rise H6965

קוּם qûwm

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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cry H7121

קָרָא qârâʼ

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

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inhabitants H3427

יָשַׁב yâshab

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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therein H8033

שָׁם shâm

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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therein H8033

שָׁם shâm

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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Cross References

Jeremiah 46:20 cross-reference

Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

Jeremiah 8:16 cross-reference

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, ...

Jeremiah 1:14 cross-reference

Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Revelation 17:1 cross-reference

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:

Isaiah 59:19 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 22:1 cross-reference

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

Nahum 1:8 cross-reference

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

1 Corinthians 10:28 cross-reference

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:

James 5:1 cross-reference

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

1 Corinthians 10:26 cross-reference

For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

Psalm 50:12 cross-reference

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Daniel 11:22 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 28:17 cross-reference

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.

Jeremiah 48:39 cross-reference

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.

Jeremiah 46:13 cross-reference

The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.

Psalm 24:1 cross-reference

The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Psalm 98:7 cross-reference

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Isaiah 15:8 cross-reference

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.

Revelation 17:15 cross-reference

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

Isaiah 14:31 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 96:11 cross-reference

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

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