And he will beוְהָיָהlike a treeכְּעֵץplantedשָׁתוּלby the waters,עַל מַיִםand by the streamוְעַל יוּבַלit sends outיְשַׁלַּחits roots;שָׁרָשָׁיוand it will notוְלֹאseeיִרְאֶהwhenכִּיheatחֹםcomes,יָבֹאand its leafוְ עָלֵהוּwill beהָיָהflourishing;רַעֲנָןand in the yearוּבִשְׁנַתof droughtבַּצֹּרֶתit will notלֹאbe anxious,יִדְאָגnorוְלֹאceaseיָמִישׁfrom bearingמֵעֲשׂוֹתfruit.פֶּרִי
Jeremiah 17:8
Study it in the app“And he will be like a tree planted by the waters, and by the stream it sends out its roots; and it will not see when heat comes, and its leaf will be flourishing; and in the year of drought it will not be anxious, nor cease from bearing fruit.”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 17:8, word by word
- And he will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- like a treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- plantedשָׁתוּלshatul
plant, transplant
To plant, to transplant: to set a tree in a good place so that it grows.
Where else “shatul” appears- by the watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and by the streamיוּבַלyuval
stream
Stream, watercourse.
Where else “yuval” appears- it sends outיְשַׁלַּחyeshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalach” appears- its rootsשָׁרָשָׁיsharashay
root
The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.
Where else “sharashay” appears- seeיִרְאֶהyire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yire” appears- heatחֹםchom
heat
Heat.
Where else “chom” appears- comesיָבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- and its leafעָלֵale
leaf
Leaf; foliage.
Where else “ale” appears- flourishingרַעֲנָןraanan
green, leafy
Green, leafy: full of leaves; also fresh, flourishing.
Where else “raanan” appears- and in the yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of droughtבַּצֹּרֶתbatsoret
drought
Drought, lack of rain.
Where else “batsoret” appears- be anxiousיִדְאָגyidag
be anxious
Be anxious, worry about someone or something.
Where else “yidag” appears- ceaseיָמִישׁyamish
depart
To shift from its place.
Where else “yamish” appears- from bearingעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- fruitפֶּרִיperi
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “peri” appears
Translation note
Cf. Psalm 1:3.
The context
7Blessed is the man who trusts in YHWH, and YHWH is his trust.
8 · This verse (above)
9Deceitful is the heart above all things, and beyond remedy it is; who can know it?