Jeremiah 17:7

Blessed be the man, that trusteth in ye Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

In Context

6For he shall be like the heath in the wildernesse, and shall not see when any good commeth, but shall inhabite the parched places in the wildernesse, in a salt land, and not inhabited.

8For he shall be as a tree that is planted by the water, which spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not feele when the heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not care for the yeere of drought, neyther shall cease from yeelding fruit.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:12Kisse the sonne, least he be angry, and ye perish in the way, when his wrath shall suddenly burne. blessed are all that trust in him.

Psalms 34:8Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Psalms 84:12O Lord of hostes, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Psalms 146:5Blessed is he, that hath the God of Iaakob for his helpe, whose hope is in the Lord his God.

Isaiah 26:3By an assured purpose wilt thou preserue perfite peace, because they trusted in thee.

Zephaniah 3:12Then will I leaue in the middes of thee an humble and poore people: and they shall trust in the Name of the Lord.

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 →

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