5 Thus says the Lord:
a“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
And makes bflesh his strength,
Whose heart departs from the Lord.
a“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
And makes bflesh his strength,
Whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 For he shall be alike a shrub in the desert,
And bshall not see when good comes,
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
cIn a salt land which is not inhabited.
And bshall not see when good comes,
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
cIn a salt land which is not inhabited.
8 For he shall be alike a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not1 fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not1 fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
10 I, the Lord, asearch the heart,
I test the1 mind,
bEven to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.
I test the1 mind,
bEven to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.
11 “As a partridge that1 broods but does not hatch,
So is he who gets riches, but not by right;
It awill leave him in the midst of his days,
And at his end he will be ba fool.”
So is he who gets riches, but not by right;
It awill leave him in the midst of his days,
And at his end he will be ba fool.”
13 O Lord, athe hope of Israel,
bAll who forsake You shall be ashamed.
“Those who depart from Me
Shall be cwritten in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the Lord,
The dfountain of living waters.”
bAll who forsake You shall be ashamed.
“Those who depart from Me
Shall be cwritten in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the Lord,
The dfountain of living waters.”
Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 17:7:
Hope {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hope {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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