What Does Jeremiah 17:6 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

a juniper

“in the desert”

a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the jordan and its continuation to the red sea

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and shall not see”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“cometh”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“when good”

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good

“but shall inhabit”

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

“the parched places”

arid

“in the wilderness”

a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert

“land”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“in a salt”

properly, salted (i.e., land), i.e., a desert

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and not inhabited”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry