Jeremiah 17:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 17:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 17:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 17:8 — KJV
“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. drought: or, restraint”
— Jeremiah 17:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:8 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 17:8
“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 shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. shall grow: Heb. shall come up new: or, principal for medicine: or, for bruises and sores”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:8: tree, waters, river
“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 whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. wither: Heb. fade”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:8: tree, planted, river
“He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. planted...: Heb. put it in a field of seed”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:8: tree, planted, waters
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:8: tree, see, yielding
“And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:8: tree, see, yielding
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