Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man Who trusteth in Yahweh, To whom Yahweh is his ground of confidence;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 2:12Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger,—How happy are all who seek refuge in him!
Psalms 34:8Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh,—How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him!
Psalms 84:12O Yahweh of hosts! How happy the man who trusteth in thee!
Psalms 146:5How happy is he that hath the GOD of Jacob as his help, whose hope, is on Yahweh his God:—
Isaiah 26:3A purpose sustained, thou wilt guard, [saying], Prosper! Prosper! Because in thee, hath he been led to trust.
Zephaniah 3:12So will I leave remaining in thy midst, a people oppressed and poor,—who will seek refuge in the name of Yahweh:
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 →