Jeremiah 18:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲיַעֲזֹ֥ב מִצּ֛וּר שָׂדַ֖י שֶׁ֣לֶג לְבָנ֑וֹן אִם־יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ מַ֛יִם זָרִ֥ים קָרִ֖ים נוֹזְלִֽים׃

Transliteration

Does yaʿăzōb from rock of śāday snow of Lĕbānôn? Do yinnātĕšû mayim zārîm qārîm nôzĕlîm?

Grammar Details

*yaʿăzōb*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - leaves/forsakes
*śāday*: noun, masculine singular - field/open country
*Lĕbānôn*: proper noun - Lebanon
*yinnātĕšû*: verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - are dried up/fail
*mayim*: noun, masculine plural - waters
*zārîm*: adjective, masculine plural - foreign/strange
*qārîm*: adjective, masculine plural - cold
*nôzĕlîm*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural - flowing

Word Meanings

*yaʿăzōb*: leaves/forsakes/abandons
*śāday*: field/open country/countryside
*Lĕbānôn*: Lebanon (mountain range)
*yinnātĕšû*: are dried up/fail/are uprooted
*mayim*: waters/water
*zārîm*: foreign/strange/alien
*qārîm*: cold/cool
*nôzĕlîm*: flowing/running

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

John 6:68 : 68 {G3767} Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

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