Jeremiah 50:38

With the Hebrew beneath

Jeremiah 50:38, word by word

A droughtחֹרֶבchorev

drought

A time without rain, when the land is left without water.

Where else “chorev” appears

upon her watersמֵימֶיmeme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “meme” appears

and they will dry upיָבֵשׁוּyaveshu

dry up

To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.

Where else “yaveshu” appears

a landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears

of carved imagesפְּסִלִיםpesilim

carved image

Carved image: the figure of a god carved in wood or stone.

Where else “pesilim” appears

and over terrorsאֵימִיםemim

dreadful image

Images that cause dread and that some worship.

Where else “emim” appears

they go madיִתְהֹלָלוּyitholalu

go mad

To lose one's reason and behave without control, like a madman.

Where else “yitholalu” appears

Translation note

In Hebrew “drought” (chorev) is written the same as “sword” (cherev), the word of the preceding verses.

The context