Jeremiah 17:6
Context17:6 They will be like a shrub 1 in the desert.
They will not experience good things even when they happen.
It will be as though they were growing in the desert,
in a salt land where no one can live.
Jeremiah 22:12
Context22:12 For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive. He will never see this land again.” 2


[17:6] 1 tn This word occurs only here and in Jer 48:6. It has been identified as a kind of juniper, which is a short shrub with minute leaves that look like scales. For a picture and more discussion see Fauna and Flora of the Bible, 131.
[22:12] 2 sn This prophecy was fulfilled according to 2 Kgs 23:34.