Verse 8
Jeremiah 17:8
New Living Translation
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They are like trees planted along a riverbank,<br>with roots that reach deep into the water.<br>Such trees are not bothered by the heat<br>or worried by long months of drought.<br>Their leaves stay green,<br>and they never stop producing fruit.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֞ה כְּ/עֵ֣ץ שָׁת֣וּל עַל מַ֗יִם וְ/עַל יוּבַל֙ יְשַׁלַּ֣ח שָֽׁרָשָׁ֔י/ו וְ/לֹ֤א ירא יִרְאֶה֙ כִּֽי יָבֹ֣א חֹ֔ם וְ/הָיָ֥ה עָלֵ֖/הוּ רַֽעֲנָ֑ן וּ/בִ/שְׁנַ֤ת בַּצֹּ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א יִדְאָ֔ג וְ/לֹ֥א יָמִ֖ישׁ מֵ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת פֶּֽרִי
English Translation
And it will be like a tree planted by water, and by a stream it will send out its roots; and it will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves will be green; and in the year of drought it will not be anxious, nor will it cease to bear fruit.
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