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Jeremiah 18:14

Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

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הֲיַעֲזֹ֥בhayaazovcommit selfעָזַבparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “commit self”, an unfinished actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.מִצּ֛וּרmitsurfrom edgeצוּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).שָׂדַ֖יsadayfieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.שֶׁ֣לֶגshelegsnowשֶׁלֶגnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “snow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7950snow (probably from its whiteness)snow(-y).לְבָנ֑וֹןlevanonLebanonלְבָנוֹןnoun, proper name — “Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּyinateshvdestroyנָתַשׁverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH5428to tear awaydestroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), [idiom] utterly. sמַ֛יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).זָרִ֥יםzarimstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).קָרִ֖יםqarimcoldקַרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “cold”, the ordinary formH7119cool; figuratively, quietcold, excellent (from the margin).נוֹזְלִֽיםnozelimdistilנָזַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “distil”, a verb used as a describing wordH5140to drip, or shed by tricklingdistil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Doth the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or are the strange cold flowing waters plucked up?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

Young’s Literal Translation

Doth snow of Lebanon Cease from the rock of the field? Failed are the cold strange waters that flow?

World English Bible

Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

Darby Translation

Shall the snow of Lebanon cease from the rock of the field? Shall the cool flowing waters coming from afar be dried up?

Douay-Rheims

Shall now the snow of Libanus fail from the rock of the field? or can the cold waters that gush out and run down, be taken away?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Doth the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or are the strange cold flowing waters plucked up?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will fertilising streams fail to flow from a rock, or snow fail from Libanus? will water violently impelled by the wind turn aside?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἐκλείψουσιν ἀπὸ πέτρας μαστοὶ, ἢ χιὼν ἀπὸ τοῦ Λιβάνου; μὴ ἐκκλίνῃ ὕδωρ βιαίως ἀνέμῳ φερόμενον;