Jeremiah 17:5-7

Curse and Blessing

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5} This is what the Lord says:

The man who trusts in mankind,^(A)
who makes human flesh his strength^(B)
and turns his heart from the Lord is cursed.

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He will be like a juniper in the Arabah;^(C)
he cannot see when good comes
but dwells in the parched places in the wilderness,
in a salt land where no one lives.^(D)

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The man who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed.^(E)

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 17:5: Psalm 146:3

B. Jeremiah 17:5: 2 Chronicles 32:8

C. Jeremiah 17:6: Jeremiah 48:6

D. Jeremiah 17:6: Genesis 19:24-26; Psalm 107:34

E. Jeremiah 17:7: Psalm 40:4