Jeremiah 17:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For he will be like a bushכְּעַרְעָ֣ר
(ke·'ar·'ar)
6176: (probably a tree or bush) perhaps juniperfrom arar
in the desertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה
(ba·'a·ra·vah,)
6160: a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galileefrom the same as Arab
And will not seeיִרְאֶ֖ה
(yir·'eh)
7200: to seea prim. root
whenכִּי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
prosperityטֹ֑וב
(to·vv;)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
comes,יָבֹ֣וא
(ya·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
But will liveוְשָׁכַ֤ן
(ve·sha·chan)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
in stony wastesחֲרֵרִים֙
(cha·re·rim)
2788: a parched placefrom charar
in the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
(bam·mid·bar,)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
A landאֶ֥רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of saltמְלֵחָ֖ה
(me·le·chah)
4420: saltiness, barrennessfrom the same as melach
withoutוְלֹ֥א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
inhabitant.תֵשֵֽׁב׃
(te·shev.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For he shall be like the heath
`ar`ar  (ar-awr')
naked, i.e. (figuratively) poor -- destitute.
in the desert
`arabah  (ar-aw-baw')
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea -- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness.
and shall not see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
when good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
but shall inhabit
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
the parched places
charer  (khaw-rare')
arid -- parched place.
in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
in a salt
mlechah  (mel-ay-khaw')
salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert -- barren land(-ness), salt (land).
land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and not inhabited
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For he will be like a bush in the desert And will not see when prosperity comes, But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness, A land of salt without inhabitant.

King James Bible
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will be like a juniper in the Arabah; he cannot see when good comes but dwells in the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land where no one lives.

International Standard Version
He will be like a bush in the desert, and he won't see when good comes. He will dwell in parched places in the wilderness, a land of salt, without inhabitants.

NET Bible
They will be like a shrub in the desert. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the desert, in a salt land where no one can live.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will be like a bush in the wilderness. He will not see when something good comes. He will live in the dry places in the desert, in a salty land where no one can live.

King James 2000 Bible
For he shall be like the shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited.
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