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jeremiah_48:19

Jeremiah 48:19

Hebrew
אֶל דֶּ֛רֶךְ עִמְדִ֥י וְצַפִּ֖י יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר שַׁאֲלִי נָ֣ס וְנִמְלָ֔טָה אִמְרִ֖י מַה נִּֽהְיָֽתָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
ESV
Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, 'What has happened?'
NIV
Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them, 'What has happened?'
NLT
You people of Aroer, stand beside the road and watch. Shout to those who flee from Moab, 'What has happened there?'
LXX
KJV
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

Jeremiah 48:18 ← Jeremiah 48:19 → Jeremiah 48:20

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