Jeremiah 17:5-10

Contemporary English Version

Trust the Lord

⁵I, the Lord, have put a curse
on those who turn from me
and trust in human strength.
⁶They will dry up like a bush
in salty desert soil,
where nothing can grow.

⁷But I will bless those
    who trust me, the Lord.
⁸^(A) They will be like trees
    growing beside a stream—
trees with roots that reach
    down to the water,
and with leaves
    that are always green.
They bear fruit every year
and are never worried
    by a lack of rain.

⁹You people of Judah
    are so deceitful
that you even fool yourselves,
    and you can't change.
¹⁰^(B) But I know your deeds
    and your thoughts,
and I will make sure
    you get what you deserve.