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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
tree	כְּעֵ֣ץ ke.'Etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
planted	שָׁת֣וּל sha.Tul	H8362	to transplant · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
waters	מַ֗יִם Ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
out	יְשַׁלַּ֣ח ye.sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
roots	שָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יו sha.ra.Shav	H8328	a root (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
river	יוּבַל֙ yu.Val	H3105	a stream · noun, common masculine singular absolute
see	יִרְאֶה֙ yi.ra	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heat	חֹ֔ם Chom	H2527	heat · noun, common masculine singular absolute
cometh	יָבֹ֣א ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
leaf	עָלֵ֖הוּ 'a.Le.hu	H5929	a leaf (as coming up on a tree) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
green	רַֽעֲנָ֑ן ra.'a.Nan	H7488	verdant · adjective, masculine singular absolute
careful	יִדְאָ֔ג yid.'Ag	H1672	be anxious · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
year	וּבִשְׁנַ֤ת u.vish.Nat	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
drought	בַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ ba.Tzo.ret	H1226	restraint (of rain) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
cease	יָמִ֖ישׁ ya.Mish	H4185	to withdraw (both literally and figuratively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
yielding	מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת me.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
fruit	פֶּֽרִי Pe.ri	H6529	fruit (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and…
Isaiah 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden,…
Ezekiel 47:12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither sha…
Ezekiel 31:4-10 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto a…
Psalms 92:10-15 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Job 8:16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
Jeremiah 14:1-6 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:5-11

It is excellent doctrine that is preached in these verses, and of general concern and use to us all, and it does not appear to have any particular reference to the present state of Judah and Jerusalem. The prophet's sermons were not all prophetical, but some of them practical; yet this discourse, which probably we have here only the heads of, would be of singular use to them by way of caution not to misplace their confidence in the day of their distress. Let us all learn what we are taught here, I. Concerning the disappointment and vexation those will certainly meet with who depend upon creatures for success and relief when they are in trouble (Jer 17:5, Jer 17:6): Cursed be the man that tru…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 17:8

(Psa 1:3). shall not see--that is, feel. Answering to Jer 17:6; whereas the unbelievers "shall not see (even) when good cometh," the believer "shall not see (so as to be overwhelmed by it even) when heat (fiery trial) cometh." Trials shall come upon him as on all, nay, upon him especially (Heb 12:6); but he shall not sink under them, because the Lord is his secret strength, just as the "roots spread out by a river" (or, "water-course") draw hidden support from it (Co2 4:8-11). careful--anxious, as one desponding (Luk 12:29; Pe1 5:7). drought--literally, "withholding," namely, of rain (Jer 14:1); he here probably alludes to the drought which had prevailed, but makes it the type of all k…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 17:8

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,.... Not as a "heath or shrub", but as a "tree", a green olive tree, a palm tree, a cedar in Lebanon, a fruitful flourishing tree; and he is one that really is a tree of righteousness, that is filled with the fruits of righteousness; and not like one of the trees of the wood, that grows wild, or as a wild olive tree, but as one "planted" in a garden, vineyard, or field; and is one that is planted in Christ, in the likeness of his death and resurrection, and in the house of the Lord; and that not only by means of the ingrafted word, and of Gospel ministers, who plant and water instrumentally; but by the Lord himself, as the efficient cause; and…

Dictionary and topics

Leaf — Of a tree. The olive-leaf mentioned Gen. 8:11. The barren fig-tree had nothing but leaves (Matt. 21:19; Mark 11:13). The oak-leaf is mentioned Isa. 1:30; 6:13. There are numerous allusions to leaves,…
Leaf, Leaves — The word occurs in the Authorized Version either in singular or plural number in three different senses.
River — (1.) Heb. ‘aphik, properly the channel or ravine that holds water (2 Sam. 22:16), translated “brook,” “river,” “stream,” but not necessarily a perennial stream (Ezek. 6:3; 31:12; 32:6; 34:13). (2.)…
Care · REMEDY FOR — REMEDY FOR
Care, Overmuch · Trust in God should free us from — Trust in God should free us from
Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;
Parables · Of the vineEze 15; — Of the vineEze 15;
Rivers · Illustrative: (Fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints — Illustrative: (Fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
Saints, Compared To · Fruitful trees — Fruitful trees
Summer · Characterised By: Excessive heat — Characterised By: Excessive heat
Tree · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Trees · Parts of mentioned: The roots — Parts of mentioned: The roots

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 17:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 17:8

John Gill on Jeremiah 17:8

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 17:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 17:8

John Gill on Jeremiah 17:8

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 17:7-8

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 17:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 17:7-8

Rashi on Jeremiah 17:8