Jeremiah 17:6
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand he will beH1961כְּעַרְעָרke'ar'arlike a bushH6176בָּעֲרָבָהba'aravahin the desert plainH6160וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִרְאֶהyir'ehhe will seeH7200כִּי־ki-ifH3588יָבוֹאyavo'it will comeH935טוֹבtovgoodH2896וְשָׁכַןveshakhanand he will dwellH7931חֲרֵרִיםcharerimparched placesH2788בַּמִּדְבָּרbamidbarin the wildernessH4057אֶרֶץ'eretza land ofH776מְלֵחָהmelechahsaltinessH4420וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808תֵשֵׁב׃ סteshevanyone dwellsH3427
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