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Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose trust Yahweh is.
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The Foundation of Faith
Commentators note the deliberate structure here. Jeremiah first condemns trusting in human strength (v. 5-6) before praising trust in God. John Calvin compares this to plowing a field before planting seeds; false confidences must be uprooted before true faith can grow. The blessing of trusting God is only available once we stop relying on ourselves or others.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the rest of the prophecy, Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin.
Jeremiah 17:6: Like the…
19th Century
Anglican
Blessed is the man ... — The words that follow in Jeremiah 17:8 are almost a paraphrase of Psalm 1:3. And, we may well be…
Baptist
Oh, the blessedness of confidence in God! You see it here set out in contrast with the misery of trusting in men. Drought comes even to this tree, …
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16th Century
Protestant
The order which the Prophet keeps should be observed, for he could not have spoken profitably of this second part if he had not first taken away th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord
In the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, in Christ the essential…
He who puts confidence in man will be like the heath in a desert, a naked tree, a pitiful shrub, the product of barren ground, useless and worthles…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet explicitly shows the stubbornness of the people, which is the cause of their rejection. From this, he first shows their…
