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Jeremiah 17:7

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
Jeremiah 17:7
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Study notes

Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord and whose confidence is in Him.

Explanation

This contrasts with verses 5-6, which describe the one who trusts in human strength as a dry desert shrub. The one who trusts the LORD is blessed.

Original language
  • בָּר֣וּךְ (ba.Rukh): to bless
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H1288 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Blessed.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 17:7, word 1

  • יִבְטַ֖ח (yiv.Tach): to trust
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H0982 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    He trusts.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 17:7, word 4

  • מִבְטַחֽוֹ (miv.ta.Cho): confidence
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H4009 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Trust, confidence.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 17:7, word 8

Cross-references
  • Jeremiah 17:5-6 · Contrast

    Cursed is the one who trusts in man.

  • Psalm 1:1-3 · Same theme

    Like a tree planted by streams of water.

  • Psalm 34:8 · Same theme

    Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בָּר֣וּךְ הַגֶּ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְטַ֖ח בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃

  1. בָּר֣וּךְba.Rukh“[is] blessed”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  2. הַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.ver“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
  3. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  4. יִבְטַ֖חyiv.Tach“he trusts”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּטַח · “to trust” · Strong's H0982
  5. בַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.weh“in Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yah“and he is”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.Cho“trust his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִבְטָח · “confidence” · Strong's H4009
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)