Jeremiah 17:8
The Scripture
(8) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jeremiah delivers a solemn warning that the nations will bring great disaster upon Judah and that the house of David will be destroyed as the house of Jacob. He says that the people's sins have led to their ruin and that only a remnant will survive. The chapter ends with a call to repentance and a promise that God will restore the land.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Related verses (shared words)
Ezekiel 47:12Matthew 12:33Genesis 1:11Ezekiel 17:24Exodus 7:20Ezekiel 47:5