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Jeremiah 17:7
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah delivers a prophetic oracle in a judgment context, setting a cursed man (vv. 5–6) against a blessed one (vv. 7–8) to force a choice about the object of trust.
The words — יִבְטַ֖ח (yivtach, "he trusts") is the verb form of the same root that appears as the noun מִבְטַח (mivtach, "trust/confidence") later in the verse, binding the action and its fruit to one word.
The thread — The formula "blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh" recurs in Psalms 34:8 and 40:4, and Isaiah 26:3 pairs trust in God with the result of "perfect peace," mirroring the fruit imagery of Jeremiah 17:8.
Why it lands — The verse is not a comfort but a test: it asks where you actually place your confidence, because the text treats that placement as the dividing line between a shrub in salt land and a tree by water.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Psalms 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- Psalms 40:4 Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
- Psalms 125:1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Psalms 84:12 O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Proverbs 16:20 Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- Psalms 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Ephesians 1:12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.