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Jeremiah 17:8 — For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth…
“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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The verses around Jeremiah 17:8.
6For 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.
7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8For 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.
9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
10I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Verse explanation
Compares whoever trusts in God to a well-watered tree, which stays green and fruitful even in a season of drought — resilient precisely because of its secure roots.
From the Jeremiah 17 study in Bible in Stories.
Jeremiah 17:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque será como a arvore plantada junto ás aguas, que estende as suas raizes para o ribeiro, e não sente quando vem o calor, e a sua folha fica verde, e no anno de sequidão não se afadiga, nem deixa de dar fructo.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque ele será como a árvore plantada junto a águas, que estende suas raízes junto à corrente; não tem preocupação quando vier o calor, e sua folha permanece verde; e no ano de seca não se cansa, nem deixa de dar fruto.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Son como árboles plantados junto al agua, que echan raíces hacia la corriente. No se asustan cuando hace calor; sus hojas están siempre verdes. No se preocupan en tiempos de sequía, sino que siguen dando fruto.
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