New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 17:5-10

5Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779is the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834trustsיִבְטַ֣חyiv.TachH982in mankindבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120And makesוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320hisstrengthזְרֹע֑וֹze.ro.'OH2220,And whose heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820turnsיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493awayH5493from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

6For he will be like abushכְּעַרְעָ֣רke.'ar.'ArH6176in the desertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160And will not seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200whenכִּי־ki-H3588prosperityט֑וֹבTovH2896comesיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935,But will liveוְשָׁכַ֤ןve.sha.KhanH7931in stonyH2788wastesH2788in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, Alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of saltמְלֵחָ֖הme.le.ChahH4420withoutH3808inhabitantתֵשֵֽׁב׃ סte.ShevH3427.

7Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288is the manהַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834trustsיִבְטַ֖חyiv.TachH982in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068And whosetrustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009is the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

8For he will be like atreeכְּעֵ֣ץ׀ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֣וּלsha.TulH8362by the waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325,That extendsיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971its rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יוsha.ra.ShavH8328by a streamיוּבַל֙yu.ValH3105And will not fearH3372whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the heatחֹ֔םChomH2527comesיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935;But its leavesעָלֵ֖הוּ'a.Le.huH5929will be greenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488,And it will not be anxiousיִדְאָ֔גyid.'AgH1672in a yearוּבִשְׁנַ֤תu.vish.NatH8141ofdroughtבַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ba.Tzo.retH1226NorH3808ceaseיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185to yieldמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213fruitפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529.

9“Theheartהַלֵּ֛בha.LevH3820is moreH4480deceitfulעָקֹ֥בa.KoH6121thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605elseAnd is desperatelyH605sickH605;Whoמִ֖יmiH4310can understandיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.da.'E.nuH3045it?

10I, the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,searchחֹקֵ֥רcho.KerH2713the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820,I testבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974themindכְּלָי֑וֹתke.la.YotH3629, Evento giveוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414to eachH376manH376according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוke.dar.kovH1870, According to theresultsכִּפְרִ֖יkif.RiH6529of his deedsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סma.'a.la.LavH4611.

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