Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
Jeremiah 17:7 in other translations
| BSB | But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. |
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| WEB | “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD. |
| ASV | Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is. |
| YLT | Blessed is the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah. |
| DARBY | Blessed is the man that confideth in Jehovah, and whose confidence Jehovah is. |
| BBE | A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. |
| Webster | Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. |
What does Jeremiah 17:7 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 17:5-11
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…
Jeremiah 17:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 17:7
- Isaiah 26:3-4
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
- Psalms 34:8
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
- Psalms 40:4
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
- Psalms 125:1
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- Isaiah 30:18
And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
- Psalms 84:12
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
- Proverbs 16:20
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
- Psalms 146:5
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
- Ephesians 1:12
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
- Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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Context
- Jeremiah 17:6
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.
- Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
- Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Bendito el varón que se fía en Jehová, y cuya confianza es Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Béni l’homme qui se confie en l’ Éternel, et de qui l’ Éternel est la confiance! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Gesegnet ist der Mann, der auf Jehova vertraut und dessen Vertrauen Jehova ist! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Benedictus vir qui confidit in Domino, et erit Dominus fiducia ejus. |