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Jeremiah

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"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?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"But now now Adverb H6258 וְעַתָּ֗ה ve·'at·tah
what what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
are you doing on the road way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 לְדֶ֣רֶךְ le·de·rech
to Egypt, a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz·ra·yim,
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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To drink to drink Verb H8354 לִשְׁתֹּ֖ות lish·to·vt
the waters waters, water Noun H4325 מֵ֣י mei
of the Nile? a stream on the border of Eg. Noun H7883 שִׁחֹ֑ור shi·cho·vr;
Or what what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 וּמַה־ u·mah-
are you doing on the road way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 לְדֶ֣רֶךְ le·de·rech
to Assyria, the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr. Noun H804 אַשּׁ֔וּר a·shur,
Analysis:
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To drink to drink Verb H8354 לִשְׁתֹּ֖ות lish·to·vt
the waters waters, water Noun H4325 מֵ֥י mei
of the Euphrates? a stream, river Noun H5104 נָהָֽר׃ na·har.

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Assyria

ASSYRIAa-sir'-i-a:I. GEOGRAPHYII. EARLY HISTORYIII. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONSIV. POPULATIONV. TRADE AND LAWVI. ARTVII. MECHANICSVIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERYIX. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND SCIENCEX. GOVERNMENT AND ARMYXI. RELIGIONXII. EXCAVATIONSXIII. CHRONOLOGYXIV. HISTORY1. Early Period2. The Older Empire3. The Second Empire4. Last Period and Fall of... View Details

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "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 "But And now what are you doing on hast thou to do in the road to way of Egypt, To to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the Euphrates?river?
Hebrew Greek English "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?