Jeremiah 17:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 17:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 17:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 17:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 17:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. ”
Jeremiah 17:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 17:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 17:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out its roots by the stream, and he shall not see when heat cometh, but his leaf shall be green; and in the year of drought he shall not be careful, neither shall he cease to yield fruit. ”
Jeremiah 17:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 17:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he shall be as a tree that is planted by the water, which spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not feele when the heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not care for the yeere of drought, neyther shall cease from yeelding fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 17:8 in Context — Jeremiah 17
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.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
What Does Jeremiah 17:8 Mean?
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