Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:6

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.

Word by word

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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

Cross-references

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

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.