Jeremiah · Jeremiah 17
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.
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The verses immediately either side, within Jeremiah 17.
Before
7“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD.
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.
After
9The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
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