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

5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord. 6They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land. “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. 8They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. 9“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

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 2:12Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
• Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
• Psalms 84:12O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.
• Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
• Psalms 146:5But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
• Proverbs 16:20Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful.
• Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
• Isaiah 30:18So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
• Ephesians 1:12God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.

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