Jeremiah 48:18 Go deeper
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Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds. (KJV)
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רְדִ֤יre.Dicome down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 1
מִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.Vodfrom honor
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 2
בַצָּמָ֔אva.tza.Ma'in <the> thirst
Lemma: צָמָא (tsa.ma) · Strong's: H6772
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thirst
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 17:3, Deuteronomy 28:48, Judges 15:18, 2 Chronicles 32:11, Nehemiah 9:15, Nehemiah 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6772; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 3
יֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetO inhabitant[s]
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 4
בַּת\־bat-of [the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 5
דִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonDibon
Lemma: דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹן (di.von) · Strong's: H1769G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Dibon
Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 21:30, Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:34, Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:17, Isaiah 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1769G; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 6
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 7
שֹׁדֵ֤דsho.Ded[the] destroyer of
Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 8
מוֹאָב֙mo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 9
עָ֣לָה'A.lahhe will come up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 10
שִׁחֵ֖תshi.Chethe will ruin
Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 11
מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ\׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhstrongholds your
Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fortification
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:18 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Come down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| from your glory | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| sit | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| on parched ground | → | צָמָא H6772 thirst |
| O daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| dwelling | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in Dibon | → | דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹן H1769G Dibon |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the destroyer | → | שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin |
| of Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| has come | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| against you | → | |
| he has destroyed | → | שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin |
| your fortresses | → | מִבְצָר H4013 fortification |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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