This is what the Lord says:
(A)Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes (B)flesh his [a]strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
For he will be like a (C)bush in the desert,
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A (D)land of salt that is not inhabited.
(E)Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose (F)trust is the Lord.
For he will be like a (G)tree planted by the water
That extends its roots by a stream,
And does 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 cease to yield fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:5 Lit arm

The One Who Trusts in Humankind Contrasted With the One Who Trusts in Yahweh

Thus says Yahweh,

“Cursed is the person who trusts in humankind
    and makes flesh his strength,[a]
    and turns aside his heart from Yahweh.
And he will be like a juniper in the wilderness,[b]
    and he will not see when good comes,
and he will dwell in the parched places in the desert,[c]
    in a land of salt flats,[d] where no one lives.
Blessed be the person who trusts in Yahweh,
    and Yahweh is his trust.
For he will be like a tree planted by water,
    and to the stream it sends its roots,
and it will not fear when heat comes,
    and its leaves[e] will be luxuriant,
and in the year of drought it will not be anxious,
    and it will not cease from the bearing of fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:5 Literally “arm”
  2. Jeremiah 17:6 Or “Arabah”
  3. Jeremiah 17:6 Or “wilderness”
  4. Jeremiah 17:6 Hebrew “salt flat”
  5. Jeremiah 17:8 Hebrew “leaf”