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Thus says Yahweh,

(A)Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes (B)flesh his [a]strength,
And whose heart turns away from Yahweh.
And he will be like a (C)juniper in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will dwell in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A (D)land of salt [b]which is not inhabited.
(E)Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh
And whose (F)trust is Yahweh.
And he will be like a (G)tree planted by the water,
That sends forth its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of (H)drought
Nor refrain from yielding fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:5 Lit arm
  2. Jeremiah 17:6 Lit and is not inhabited

Curses and Blessings

This is what the Lord says.
Cursed is anyone who trusts in mankind,
who seeks his strength from human flesh,
and who turns his heart away from the Lord.
He will be like a juniper bush in the wasteland.
He will not see good things when they come.
He lives in a dry place in the wilderness,
in a salty land where no one lives.
But blessed is anyone who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
He will be like a tree planted by water.
It sends out its roots to the stream.
It does not fear the heat when it comes.
Its leaves will remain green.
It is not concerned about a time of drought.
It does not stop producing fruit.

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