Jeremiah 17:8
And he shall be like a tree that is planted by the waters, and by a stream spreadeth out its roots, which feeleth not when heat cometh, but its leaf remaineth green; and in a year of drought it is undisturbed by care, and ceaseth not from yielding fruit.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and the Lord will be his trust.
9Deceitful is the heart above all things, and sick: who can know it?
Cross References
Job 8:16He is in full vigor before the sun, and over his garden his shoots go forth.
Psalms 92:10(92:11) But thou exaltest my horn like that of a reem: I am anointed with fresh oil.
Jeremiah 14:1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
Ezekiel 47:12And by the stream upon its banks, on this side and on that side, shall grow up all kinds of trees for food, the leaves of which shall not fade, and the fruit of which shall not come to an end, every month shall they bring forth new ripe fruit; because its water is that which issueth out of the sanctuary; and their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for remedies.
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 →