Jeremiah 17:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 17:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּעַרְעָ֣ר
ʻărôwʻêr
H6176
naked
בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִרְאֶ֖ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
יָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
ט֑וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְשָׁכַ֤ן
shâkan
H7931
to dwell
חֲרֵרִים֙
chârêr
H2788
parched place
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מְלֵחָ֖ה
mᵉlêchâh
H4420
saltness
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵשֵֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For he shall be like a shrub in the desert and he shall not see when good comes, but shall dwell in the parched places in the wilderness, a land of salt, and not inhabited.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).