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Jeremiah 50:38

A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.

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חֹ֥רֶבchorevdesolationחֹרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolation”, the ordinary formH2721drought or desolationdesolation, drought, dry, heat, [idiom] utterly, waste.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מֵימֶ֖יהָmeymeyhawaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וְיָבֵ֑שׁוּveyaveshvand be ashamedיָבֵשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and be ashamed”, a completed action in a sequenceH3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֶ֤רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.פְּסִלִים֙pesilimcarved imageפְּסִילnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “carved image”, the ordinary formH6456an idolcarved (graven) image, quarry.הִ֔יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.וּבָאֵימִ֖יםuvaeymimand in idolאֵימָהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and in idol”, the ordinary formH367fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.יִתְהֹלָֽלוּyitholalvboastהָלַלverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “boast”, an unfinished actionH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad upon things of horror.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.

Young’s Literal Translation

A sword [is] on her waters, and they have been dried up, For it [is] a land of graven images, And in idols they do boast themselves.

World English Bible

A drought is on her waters, and they will be dried up; for it is a land of engraved images, and they are mad over idols.

Darby Translation

a drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad after frightful idols.

Douay-Rheims

A drought upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: because it is a land of idols, and they glory in monstrous things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)