Jeremiah 17:8
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
נָטַע
nâṭaʻ
properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
שֶׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
a root (literally or figuratively)
נַחַל
nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָלֶה
ʻâleh
a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage
רַעֲנָן
raʻănân
verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
שָׁבַת
shâbath
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
זָרַע
zâraʻ
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
פְּרִי
pᵉrîy
fruit (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָטַע nâṭaʻ
properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
Study H5193 →שָׁבַת shâbath
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
Study H7673 →Cross References
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new f...
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
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