Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:5–7

⁵This is what the LORD says:

“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind,

who makes mere flesh his strength^a

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.

⁷But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,

whose confidence is in Him.

Footnotes

a 17:5 Hebrew arm

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Jeremiah 17:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Cursed is	אָר֤וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
the man	הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙	hag·ge·ḇer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
trusts	יִבְטַ֣ח	yiḇ·ṭaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H982 trust
in mankind	בָּֽאָדָ֔ם	bā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who makes	וְשָׂ֥ם	wə·śām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
mere flesh	בָּשָׂ֖ר	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
his strength	זְרֹע֑וֹ	zə·rō·‘ōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
and turns	יָס֥וּר	yā·sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
his heart	לִבּֽוֹ׃	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
from	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 17:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will be	וְהָיָה֙	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a shrub	כְּעַרְעָ֣ר	kə·‘ar·‘ār	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6176 juniper?
in the desert	בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה	bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
he will not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֶ֖ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
when	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
prosperity	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
comes	יָב֣וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
He will dwell	וְשָׁכַ֤ן	wə·šā·ḵan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in the parched places	חֲרֵרִים֙	ḥă·rê·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2788 parched place
of the desert	בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
in a salt	מְלֵחָ֖ה	mə·lê·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4420 saltness, barrenness
land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
where no	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one lives	תֵשֵֽׁב׃ס	ṯê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Jeremiah 17:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But blessed	בָּר֣וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
the man	הַגֶּ֔בֶר	hag·ge·ḇer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
trusts	יִבְטַ֖ח	yiḇ·ṭaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H982 trust
in the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
whose confidence	מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃	miḇ·ṭa·ḥōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4009 confidence
is	וְהָיָ֥ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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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

Jeremiah 17:7 Isaiah 26:3–4 · Psalm 34:8 · Psalm 40:4 · Psalm 125:1 · Isaiah 30:18 · Psalm 84:12 · Proverbs 16:20 · Psalm 146:5 · Psalm 2:12 · Ephesians 1:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.