Jeremiah 17:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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,c neither shall cease from yielding fruit. ”

Jeremiah 17:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalms 102:17 . The verbs “he sha...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(h) 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 anxious in the...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 16:1 to Jeremiah 17:18 . The Coming Distress a Penalty for Sin. The prophet is forbidden to found a family, because of the coming sorrows ( cf. 1 Corinthians 7:29 ff.), in which deat...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

as. tree. Reference to an earlier book ( Psalms 1:1-3 ). river . stream. Hebrew. yubal , from yabal , to flow.
Jeremiah 17:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He then adds a comparison, answerable to that in the former clause, He shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which sends its roots upon, or nigh the river, which shall not see when he...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1055 THE DUTY OF TRUSTING IN GOD Jeremiah 17:5-8 . Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Shall not see— Is not sensible when heat cometh, &c.
Jeremiah 17:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 ye...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the punishment.
Jeremiah 17:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shall not see when heat cometh. — Another reading, followed by the LXX. and Vulgate, gives shall not fear; there is, however, more force in the repetition of the same word as in Jeremiah 17:6 ....
Jeremiah 17:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IX THE DROUGHT AND ITS MORAL IMPLICATIONS Jeremiah 14:1-22 ; Jeremiah 15:1-21 (17?) VARIOUS opinions have been expressed about the division of these Chapter s. They have been cut up i...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Human and Divine Help Contrasted Jeremiah 17:1-14 The Jews were always seeking alliance either with Egypt or Babylon. What was true of them applies to us all; but we cannot depend upon human ai...
Jeremiah 17:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Once again Jehovah declared His determination to deal with the people in judgment, because of the defiant definiteness of their sin. That sin was "written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a beautiful contrast do these verses contain, to those which were before; and in what a lovely manner is that well founded trust in the Lord pointed out, under the similitude of a tree planted b...
Jeremiah 17:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

MINISTERIAL FRESHNESS ‘As a tree planted by the waters.’ Jeremiah 17:8 In this picture, likening a man who trusts in the Lord to a tree planted by the waters, we have a description, with six...
Jeremiah 17:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Jeremiah 17:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord That lives in continual obedience to him, and relies entirely upon him for every blessing he wants for his body or soul, for himself or others who, unde...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. B. C. 605. 5 Thus sai...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The sum is, he shall be prosperous and successful in his counsels and undertakings; like a tree planted by the side of a river, which is not affected with drought, but in a time when the leaves of tr...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Cursings And The Blessings On Individuals ( Jeremiah 17:5-11 ). But not all of Judah will come under YHWH's anger. Only those (the huge majority) who have turned from Him and forsaken Him and...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. —1. Chronology of the Chapter. Jeremiah 17:1-18 continue the prophecy of chap. 16. A distinct break in the continuity of the book is noticeable at Jeremiah 17:19 ....
Jeremiah 17:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 17:1 . The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: It is so ingrained in their very nature that you might as well try to erase an inscription that i...
Jeremiah 17:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 17:1 . The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron. Yea, it is deeply written on the heart, as the diamond will write on polished stones, on tablets of brass, or on the brazen altars o...
Jeremiah 17:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Cursed be the man that trusteth in man. The difference between trusting in the creature and the Creator I. The folly and evil of trusting in man. To “trust in man,” in the sense of our text, is...
Jeremiah 17:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 17:1-24 are closely connected with the preceding chapter. We have just been pointed to the striking contrast between the conduct of the heathen and that of the backsliding...
Jeremiah 17:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Depth of the Nation's Corruption
Jeremiah 17:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 31:4-10 ; Ezekiel 47:12 ; Isaiah 58:11 ; Jeremiah 14:1 ; Job 8:16 ; Psalms 1:3 ; Psalms 92:10-15

Jeremiah 17:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 17:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Jeremiah 17:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 17:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jeremiah 17:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 17:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 17:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 17:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 17:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 17:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 17:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 17:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 17:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 17:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 17:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 17:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge