Jeremiah 17:7-9

Amplified Bible

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“Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord
And whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord.
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“For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters,
That spreads out its roots by the river;
And will not fear the heat when it comes;
But its leaves will be green and moist.
And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought
Nor stop bearing fruit.

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“The heart is deceitful above all things
And it is ^[a]extremely sick;
Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?^(A)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 17:9 Lit incurable.

Jeremiah 17:7-9

New International Version

⁷“But blessed^(A) is the one who trusts^(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
⁸They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.^(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought^(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”^(E)