Jeremiah 17:8

“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.”

Jeremiah 17:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 17:8, word by word

And he will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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like a treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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plantedשָׁתוּלshatul

plant, transplant

To plant, to transplant: to set a tree in a good place so that it grows.

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by the watersמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and by the streamיוּבַלyuval

stream

Stream, watercourse.

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it sends outיְשַׁלַּחyeshalach

send

To send someone or something.

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its rootsשָׁרָשָׁיsharashay

root

The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.

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seeיִרְאֶהyire

see

To see with one's eyes.

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heatחֹםchom

heat

Heat.

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comesיָבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and its leafעָלֵale

leaf

Leaf; foliage.

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flourishingרַעֲנָןraanan

green, leafy

Green, leafy: full of leaves; also fresh, flourishing.

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and in the yearשְׁנַתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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of droughtבַּצֹּרֶתbatsoret

drought

Drought, lack of rain.

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be anxiousיִדְאָגyidag

be anxious

Be anxious, worry about someone or something.

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ceaseיָמִישׁyamish

depart

To shift from its place.

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from bearingעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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fruitפֶּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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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?

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