Jeremiah 48:19
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
הָיָה
has it happened
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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שָׁאַל
ask
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שָׁאַל
To ask, to inquire, to request. Shaal. Ask and it will be given to you. God invites inquiry. He delights in the person who comes to Him with honest questions.
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דֶּרֶךְ
the road
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דֶּרֶךְ
Way, road, path. Derek. The way of the LORD. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. God guides every step of those who trust Him.
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יָשַׁב
O inhabitants of
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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עָמַד
stand
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עָמַד
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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נוּס
a man who flees
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נוּס
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
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עֲרוֹעֵר
Aroer
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עֲרוֹעֵר
Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine
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