Jeremiah 17:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 17:8 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 →
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּעֵ֣ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
שָׁת֣וּל
shâthal
H8362
to plant
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מַ֗יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יוּבַל֙
yûwbal
H3105
stream
יְשַׁלַּ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
שָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יו
sheresh
H8328
root
וְלֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
ירא
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
יִרְאֶה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יָבֹ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
חֹ֔ם
chôm
H2527
heat
וְהָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עָלֵ֖הוּ
ʻâleh
H5929
leaf
רַֽעֲנָ֑ן
raʻănân
H7488
luxuriant
וּבִשְׁנַ֤ת
shâneh
H8141
year
בַּצֹּ֨רֶת֙
batstsôreth
H1226
drought
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִדְאָ֔ג
dâʼag
H1672
to fear
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָמִ֖ישׁ
mûwsh
H4185
to depart
מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
פֶּֽרִי
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
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King James Version Public Domain
For 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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For he shall be like a tree which is planted by waters, and by the river, which sends out its roots, and he does not fear when heat comes, for its leaf will be green, and in the year of drought he will not anxious, nor will he cease from producing fruit.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).