Jeremiah 17:7
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord shall be.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 2:12+ 2:12 Note. - This rendering or a similar one the Jews maintain.Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.
Psalms 34:8Let a snare which they know not come upon them: and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.
Psalms 84:12Truth has sprung out of the earth; and righteousness has looked down from heaven.
Psalms 146:5Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
Isaiah 26:3supporting truth, and keeping peace: for on thee, O Lord,
Zephaniah 3:12And I will leave in thee a meek and lowly people;
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:6-12
True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. ( b. c. 605.) 5 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord . 6 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. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord , and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,… Read the whole commentary →