Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:5–6

5This is what the LORD says:

“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind,

who makes mere flesh his strengtha

and turns his heart from the LORD.

6He will be like a shrub in the desert;

he will not see when prosperity comes.

He will dwell in the parched places of the desert,

in a salt land where no one lives.

Footnotes

  • a 17:5 Hebrew arm

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Jeremiah 17:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Cursed isאָר֤וּר’ā·rūrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH779 curse
the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙hag·ge·ḇerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1397 man
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
trustsיִבְטַ֣חyiḇ·ṭaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH982 trust
in mankindבָּֽאָדָ֔םbā·’ā·ḏāmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
who makesוְשָׂ֥םwə·śāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
mere fleshבָּשָׂ֖רbā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
his strengthזְרֹע֑וֹzə·rō·‘ōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2220 arm, shoulder, strength
and turnsיָס֥וּרyā·sūrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃lib·bōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
fromוּמִן־ū·min-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 17:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He will beוְהָיָה֙wə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a shrubכְּעַרְעָ֣רkə·‘ar·‘ārPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH6176 juniper?
in the desertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הbā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH6160 desert-plain, steppe
he will notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
whenכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
prosperityט֑וֹבṭō·wḇNoun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
comesיָב֣וֹאyā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
He will dwellוְשָׁכַ֤ןwə·šā·ḵanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in the parched placesחֲרֵרִים֙ḥă·rê·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH2788 parched place
of the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רbam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
in a saltמְלֵחָ֖הmə·lê·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH4420 saltness, barrenness
landאֶ֥רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
where noוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
one livesתֵשֵֽׁב׃סṯê·šêḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 17:5 Psalm 118:8–9 · Psalm 146:3–4 · Isaiah 2:22 · 2 Chronicles 32:8 · Isaiah 31:1–9 · Isaiah 30:1–7 · Isaiah 36:6 · Psalm 62:9 · Psalm 18:21 · Ezekiel 29:6–7 · Ezekiel 6:9 · Hosea 1:2

Jeremiah 17:6 Job 20:17 · Deuteronomy 29:23 · Psalm 1:4 · Job 15:30–34 · Job 39:6 · Jeremiah 48:6 · Job 8:11–13 · Zephaniah 2:9 · Psalm 129:6–8 · Judges 9:45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.