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.

He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.

Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’