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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 17:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er wird sein wie ein Entblößter in der Steppe und nicht sehen, daß Gutes kommt; und an dürren Örtern in der Wüste wird er wohnen, in einem salzigen und unbewohnten Lande.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Pues será como la retama en el desierto, y no verá cuando viniere el bien; sino que morará en las securas en el desierto, en tierra despoblada y deshabitada.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois será como um arbusto no deserto, e não sente quando vier o bem; ao invés disso morará nas securas no deserto, em terra salgada e inabitável.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele será como um pequeno arbusto no deserto, e não perceberá quando vier o bem. Ele ficará nos lugares pedregosos do deserto, em terras estéreis e desabitadas.
📖 Jeremiah 17:6 in Context
4And 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.
5Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
6For 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.
7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8For 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.
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