Jeremiah 17:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, nor cease from yielding fruit.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For he shall be as a tree{H6086} planted{H8362} by the waters,{H4325} that spreadeth out{H7971} its roots{H8328} by the river,{H3105} and shall not fear{H7200} when heat{H2527} cometh,{H935} but its leaf{H5929} shall be green;{H7488} and shall not be careful{H1672} in the year{H8141} of drought,{H1226} neither shall cease{H4185} from yielding{H6213} fruit.{H6529}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For he shall be as a tree{H6086} planted{H8362}{(H8803)} by the waters{H4325}, and that spreadeth out{H7971}{(H8762)} her roots{H8328} by the river{H3105}, and shall not see{H7200}{(H8799)} when heat{H2527} cometh{H935}{(H8799)}, but her leaf{H5929} shall be green{H7488}; and shall not be careful{H1672}{(H8799)} in the year{H8141} of drought{H1226}, neither shall cease{H4185}{(H8686)} from yielding{H6213}{(H8800)} fruit{H6529}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For he shalbe as a tre, that is planted by the water syde: which spredeth out the rote vnto moystnesse, whom the heate can not harme, when it commeth, but his leaues are grene. And though there growe but litle frute because off drouth, yet is he not carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to bringe forth frute.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For he shall be as a tree that is planted by the water, which spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not feele when the heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not care for the yeere of drought, neyther shall cease from yeelding fruit.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For he shalbe as a tree that is planted by the water side, which spreadeth out the roote vnto moystnesse, whom the heate can not harme when it commeth, but his leafe shalbe greene: And though there growe but litle fruite because of drouth, yet is he not carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to bryng foorth fruite.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 31:4-9 : 4 The waters nourished it; the deep made it grow tall, sending its rivers around its planting place, and they watered all the trees of the field. 5 So it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long because of the abundance of water as it sent them out. 6 All the birds of the sky nested in its branches, every beast of the field gave birth under its boughs, and all the great nations lived in its shade. 7 It was majestic in its size, with long branches, because its roots reached abundant waters. 8 The cedars in God's garden could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare to its branches, and the plane trees were not like its boughs. No tree in the garden of God was equal to it in beauty. 9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it. 10 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because it grew tall, lifting its top among the clouds, and its heart became arrogant because of its height,
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers.
  • Isa 58:11 : 11 The Lord will guide you continually, and he will satisfy your soul in parched places and strengthen your bones. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
  • Ps 92:10-15 : 10 For behold, Your enemies, O LORD, for behold, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. 11 But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. 12 My eyes will see the fall of my enemies; my ears will hear the downfall of my wicked foes who rise against me. 13 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree; they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon. 14 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 15 They will still bear fruit in old age; they will stay fresh and green.
  • Ezek 47:12 : 12 On both sides of the river, all kinds of trees for food will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because the water that nourishes them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will provide food, and their leaves will be for healing.
  • Job 8:16 : 16 They are green before the sun, and their shoots spread out over the garden.
  • Jer 14:1-6 : 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. 2 Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they sit on the ground in mourning, and the cry of Jerusalem rises up. 3 The nobles sent their servants for water; they went to the cisterns but found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, covering their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. 5 Even the doe in the field abandons her newborn because there is no grass. 6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights, panting like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.

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    3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers.

  • Jer 17:6-7
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    6 They will be like a shrub in the desert, dwelling in a parched place in the wilderness, in a land of salt where no one lives, and will not see when prosperity comes.

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    8 It was planted in fertile soil by abundant waters to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.

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    10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’

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    30 For you will be like a terebinth whose leaves wither, and like a garden without water.

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    7 At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not fail.

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  • Job 8:16-17
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    16 They are green before the sun, and their shoots spread out over the garden.

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    5 Then it took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil, placing it by abundant waters like a willow.

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    12 My eyes will see the fall of my enemies; my ears will hear the downfall of my wicked foes who rise against me.

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    23 I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

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    6 Like valleys they stretch out, like gardens along a river, like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters.

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    7 It was majestic in its size, with long branches, because its roots reached abundant waters.

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    16 His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will wither.

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    12 On both sides of the river, all kinds of trees for food will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because the water that nourishes them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will provide food, and their leaves will be for healing.

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    12 While still in their greenness and not cut down, they wither more quickly than any grass.

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    28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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    4 They will sprout up like grass among the meadows, like willows by flowing streams.

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    14 This happened so that no trees beside the abundant waters may grow tall enough to reach the clouds, nor lift their tops among the thick branches, and no trees that drink water will stand before them in their height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the lower earth, among the sons of men, with those who go down to the pit.

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    6 In days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, and they will fill the whole world with fruit.

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    22 The lotus trees conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

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    11 Though on the day you plant them you make them grow, and in the morning you make your seed blossom, yet the harvest will be a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.

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    31 Once more, a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.

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    30 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.

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    2 You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are near to their lips but far from their hearts.

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    35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree.

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    2 For they will soon wither like grass and fade like green plants.