Jeremiah 17:7

Jeremiah 17:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
• New International Version (NIV)“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 17:7

5The Lord says, “I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord. 6They will be like a shrub 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. My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me. 8They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit. 9The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 17:7 word by word

בָּר֣וּךְ הַגֶּ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְטַ֖ח בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• that trustethבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and whose hopeמִבְטָחmibţâch · confidenceH4009

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:7

• Psalms 2:12Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!
• Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the onewho takes shelter in him!
• Psalms 84:12O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!
• Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
• Psalms 146:5How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
• Proverbs 16:20The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:3You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.
• Isaiah 30:18For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
• Ephesians 1:12so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah‘s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalm 102:17. The verbs “he shall see” (or fear) and “shall inhabit” plainly show that a man is here meant and not a plant. Jeremiah 17:8 The river - Or, “water-course” Isaiah 30:25, made for purposes of irrigation. Shall not see - Or, “shall not fear Jeremiah 17:6.” God‘s people feel…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 He who puts confidence in man, shall be like the heath in a desert, a naked tree, a sorry shrub, the product of barren ground, useless and worthless. Those who trust to their own righteousness and strength, and think they can do without Christ, make flesh their arm, and their souls cannot prosper in graces or comforts. Those who make God their Hope, shall flourish like a tree always green, whose leaf does not wither. They shall be fixed in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Those who trust in the Lord, like trees planted along a riverbank, will have plenty of resources and be ready for life's changes. Water symbolizes the law of the Lord (compare Psalm 1; Ezekiel 47:1–12; Revelation 2:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (Psa 34:8; Pr 16:20; Is 30:18). Jeremiah first removed the weeds (false trusts), so that there might be room for the good grain [Calvin].Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 17:7

• Care
• Faith
• Hope
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• In the Lord
• Discontinue
• Hallow
• Hatch
• Salt
• Sit
• Good, Chief

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings