Jeremiah 17:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 17:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 17:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 17:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For he will be like a bush in the desert, and will not see when good comes, but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, an uninhabited salt land.”
Jeremiah 17:6 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 17:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, a salt land and not inhabited. ”
Jeremiah 17:6 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 17:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he hath been as a naked thing in a desert, And doth not see when good cometh, And hath inhabited parched places in a wilderness, A salt land, and not inhabited.”
Jeremiah 17:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 17:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but he shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited. ”
Jeremiah 17:6 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 17:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he shall be like the heath in the wildernesse, and shall not see when any good commeth, but shall inhabite the parched places in the wildernesse, in a salt land, and not inhabited.”
Jeremiah 17:6 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 17:6 in Context — Jeremiah 17
4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
5 Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
6 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.
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
What Does Jeremiah 17:6 Mean?
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