Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Psalms 1:3).
shall not see—that is, feel. Answering to Jeremiah 17:6; whereas the unbelievers "shall not see (even) when good cometh," the believer "shall not see (so as to be overwhelmed by it even) when heat (fiery trial) cometh." Trials shall come upon him as on all, nay, upon him especially (Hebrews 12:6); but he shall not sink under them, because the Lord is his secret strength, just as the "roots spread out by a river" (or, "water-course") draw hidden support from it (II Corinthians 4:8-11).
careful—anxious, as one desponding (Luke 12:29; I Peter 5:7).
drought—literally, "withholding," namely, of rain (Jeremiah 14:1); he here probably alludes to the drought which had prevailed, but makes it the type of all kinds of distress.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 17:8:
Job 5:3
Psalms 1:3
Proverbs 11:28
Proverbs 12:3
Song of Solomon 4:15
Isaiah 61:3
Jeremiah 14:1
Jeremiah 17:6
Ezekiel 47:12
Daniel 4:4
Colossians 4:6
Hebrews 6:7
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