Jeremiah 17:7-8: Printable Verse Cards (Bible in Basic English)

One verse, eight to a sheet, Letter or A4. Print at 100%, then cut along the dashes. A cover sheet with the five steps prints first.

How to learn a verseBBE

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Jeremiah 17:7-8 A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A blessing is ___ the man who ____ his faith in ___ Lord, and whose ____ the Lord is. ___ he will be ____ a tree planted ___ the waters, pushing ___ its roots by ___ stream; he will ____ no fear when ___ heat comes, but ___ leaf will be _____; in a dry ____ he will have ___ care, and will ___ on giving fruit.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A ______ ___ on ___ ___ who ____ ___ faith ___ ___ Lord, ___ _____ hope ___ ____ is. ___ ___ will ___ ____ a ____ ______ by ___ ______, pushing ___ ___ roots ___ ___ stream; ___ ____ have ___ ____ when ___ ____ comes, ___ ___ leaf ____ ___ green; ___ ___ dry ____ ___ will ____ ___ care, ___ ____ go ___ ______ fruit.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A b i o t m w p h f i t L, a w h t L i. F h w b l a t p b t w, p o i r b t s; h w h n f w t h c, b h l w b g; i a d y h w h n c, a w g o g f.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Jeremiah 17:7-8

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

Jeremiah 17:7-8BBE

A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.