Jeremiah 17:6

Translations

Modern

He 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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And he shall be like a shrub in the desert plain, and he shall not see when good comes, and he shall dwell in the parched places in the desert, in a salt land without dweller.

Latin

Erit enim quasi myricæ in deserto, et non videbit cum venerit bonum: sed habitabit in siccitate in deserto, in terra salsuginis et inhabitabili.

Original

Hebrew

English

He 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.

Notes

Jeremiah 17:6

The people of Judah would be completely helpless during disasters because they trusted human abilities instead of the Lord. They would be like desert shrubs that are stunted due to a lack of water.

Jeremiah 17:5–10

This meditation contrasts the foolishness of trusting in humans with the wisdom of trusting in the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Trusting in Human Strength

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Job 20:17
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
Deuteronomy 29:23
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
Psalm 1:4
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
Job 8:11–13
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
Job 15:30–34
He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
Jeremiah 48:6
‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’
Job 39:6
I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”
Judges 9:45
And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
Psalm 129:6–8
May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
Psalm 92:7
…that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
Ezekiel 47:11
But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Heath Jeremiah (Person) Juniper

Topics

Apostasy: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Desert: An Arid Region Having Only Sparse Vegetation Deserts: Heath often Found In Heath: General Scriptures Concerning Herbs: Found in The Deserts Herbs: Heath Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of Salt: Places where It Abounded Barren and Unfruitful The Wicked are Compared to Heath in the Desert Trusting Man Wicked (People): Compared With: Heath in the Desert

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