Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:5–8

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.

⁸He is like a tree planted by the waters

that sends out its roots toward the stream.

It does not fear when the heat comes,

and its leaves are always green.

It does not worry in a year of drought,

nor does it cease to produce fruit.

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

Jeremiah 17:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He is	וְהָיָ֞ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a tree	כְּעֵ֣ץ׀	kə·‘êṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
planted	שָׁת֣וּל	šā·ṯūl	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H8362 transplant
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מַ֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
that sends out its roots	שָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יו	šā·rā·šāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8328 root
toward	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the stream	יוּבַל֙	yū·ḇal	Noun - masculine singular	H3105 stream
It does not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	יִרָא	yi·rå̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3372 fear
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the heat	חֹ֔ם	ḥōm	Noun - masculine singular	H2527 heat
comes	יָבֹ֣א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and its leaves	עָלֵ֖הוּ	‘ā·lê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5929 leaf, leafage
are always	וְהָיָ֥ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
green	רַֽעֲנָ֑ן	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
It does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
worry	יִדְאָ֔ג	yiḏ·’āḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1672 be anxious, concerned, fear
in a year	וּבִשְׁנַ֤ת	ū·ḇiš·naṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of drought	בַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙	baṣ·ṣō·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1226 dearth
does it cease	יָמִ֖ישׁ	yā·mîš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4185 depart, remove
to produce	מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת	mê·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
fruit	פֶּֽרִי׃	pe·rî	Noun - masculine singular	H6529 fruit