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2 Kings

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"I dug wells and drank foreign waters, And with the sole of my feet I dried up All the rivers of Egypt."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"I dug to bore, dig Verb H6979 קַ֔רְתִּי kar·ti,
[wells] and drank to drink Verb H8354 וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי ve·sha·ti·ti
foreign to be a stranger Verb H2114 זָרִ֑ים za·rim;
waters, waters, water Noun H4325 מַ֣יִם ma·yim
And with the sole hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan Noun H3709 בְּכַף־ be·chaf-
of my feet a beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Noun H6471 פְּעָמַ֔י pe·'a·mai,
I dried to be dry or dried up Verb H2717 וְאַחְרִב֙ ve·'ach·riv
up All the whole, all Noun H3605 כֹּ֖ל kol
the rivers stream (of the Nile), stream, canal Noun H2975 יְאֹרֵ֥י ye·'o·rei
of Egypt." a country S.W. of the Red Sea Noun H4693 מָצֹֽור׃ ma·tzo·vr.
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "I dug wells and drank foreign waters, And with the sole of my feet I dried up All the rivers of Egypt."
King James Bible "I dug wells I have digged and drank foreign drunk strange waters, And and with the sole of my feet have I dried up All all the rivers of Egypt."besieged places.
Hebrew Greek English "I dug wells and drank foreign waters, And with the sole of my feet I dried up All the rivers of Egypt."