Jeremiah 17:5-10

The Sin of Judah

5 Thus says the Lord:
"Cursed is the man b who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength, 1
whose heart turns away from the Lord.
 6 c He is like a shrub in the desert,
d and shall not see any good come.
He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness,
in e an uninhabited salt land.

7 f "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
g whose trust is the Lord.
 8 h He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit."

9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?
 10 i "I the Lord search the heart
j and test the mind, 2
k to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds."

  1. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 32:8
    With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
    Psalms 146:3
    Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:6
    Flee! Save yourselves! You will be like a juniper in the desert!
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:32
    Therefore thus says the Lord : Behold, I will punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the Lord, for he has spoken rebellion against the Lord.'
    Job 20:17
    He will not look upon the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and curds.
    Psalms 34:12
    What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?
  4. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 29:23
    The whole land burned out with brimstone and salt, nothing sown and nothing growing, where no plant can sprout, an overthrow like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger and wrath -
    Job 39:6
    To whom I have given the arid plain for his home and the salt land for his dwelling place?
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 25:2
    O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
    Psalms 34:8
    Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
    Psalms 125:1
    Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
    Psalms 2:12
    Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 71:5
    For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 1:3
    He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
    Ezekiel 47:12
    And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.
  8. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:7
    But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.
    1 Chronicles 28:9
    And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
    Psalms 139:23
    Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
    Romans 8:27
    And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 11:20
    But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:19
    Great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
    Job 34:11
    For according to the work of a man he will repay him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him.
    Psalms 62:12
    And that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.
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