2 Kings 19:24
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I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
In other translations
I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
Hebrew words
אֲנִי'aniIH589קַרְתִּיkartiI have dugH6979וְשָׁתִיתִיveshatitiand I have drunkH8354מַיִםmayimwaterH4325זָרִיםzarimstrangeH2114וְאַחְרִבve'achrivso I may dry upH2717בְּכַף־bekhaf-with [the] sole ofH3709פְּעָמַיpe'amaifeet myH6471כֹּלkolallH3605יְאֹרֵיye'orei[the] canals ofH2975מָצוֹר׃matzorEgyptH4693
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Isaiah 19:6And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
- 1 Kings 20:10And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
- 2 Samuel 17:13Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found.”
- Daniel 4:30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
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People and places
Places: Egypt