Jeremiah 17:7 (WEB)

Passage

“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:5 Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.

Jeremiah 17:6 For he will be like a bush in the desert, and will not see when good comes, but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, an uninhabited salt land.

Jeremiah 17:7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

Jeremiah 17:8 For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green; and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "trusts", "yahweh", "whose", and "confidence". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "trusts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For he will be like a bush..." into verse 8's "For he will be as a tree...", so "blessed" and "trusts" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "trusts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.