Jeremiah 17:8
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“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.”Jeremiah 17:8
What Does Jeremiah 17:8 Mean?
Jeremiah 17:8 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 17, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 17:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 1:3“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.”Colossians 2:7“Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”Isaiah 58:11“And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”Ezekiel 47:12“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.”Psalms 92:12“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”Ezekiel 31:4“The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.”Psalms 92:10“But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.”Psalms 92:14“They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;”Job 8:16“He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.”Jeremiah 14:1“The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.”Matthew 7:17“Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.”Matthew 3:10“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”Proverbs 11:28“He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”Job 29:19“My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.”Genesis 1:11“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.”Jeremiah 8:13“I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.”Ecclesiastes 2:6“I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:”
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