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Jeremiah 17:6

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Jeremiah 17:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 17:6

Theological / Devotional

Heath. Heb. ‘ar‘ar, “shrub,” denoting probably the “juniper.” A forceful figure of desolation and barrenness. In such a forlorn, dreary condition, entirely apart from the blessings that might have been his, the man who trusts in humanity “shall not see when good cometh.”

Salt land. This striking figure would immediately call to mind the desolate shores of the Dead Sea, barren because of the salt content of the water and soil.

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