Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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And makes
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
King James Version
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Holman Bible
This is what the Lord says:
who makes human flesh his strength
and turns his heart from the Lord is cursed.
International Standard Version
This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind, who makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Thus says LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from LORD.
American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
Amplified
Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind,
Making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength,
And whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
This is what the Lord has said: Cursed is the man who puts his faith in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart is turned away from the Lord.
Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that confideth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said Jehovah: Cursed the man who shall trust in man, and set flesh his arm, and shall turn away his heart from Jehovah.
King James 2000
Thus says the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Thus says Yahweh, "Cursed [is] the person who trusts in humankind and makes flesh his {strength}, and turns aside his heart from Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
So says Jehovah, Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thus sayeth the LORD, "Cursed be the man that putteth his trust in man, and that taketh flesh for his arm: and he, whose heart departeth from the LORD.
NET Bible
The Lord says, "I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
Thus says the LORD: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus, saith Yahweh Accursed is the man - Who trusteth in a son of earth, And hath made flesh his arm, - And whose heart from Yahweh, turneth aside:
Webster
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah: Cursed is the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth.
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the object of faith
Curses » Those that are cursed
Forsaking God » Curse pronounced upon
Forsaking God » Trusting in man is
Heart » The unregenerate » Loves evil
Heart » Those whose hearts depart from the lord
character of the unrenewed Heart » Prone to depart from God
Man » Redemption of » Trust in
Trust » Woe and curse of false
Trust » Those that trust in man
false Trusts » General references to
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 17:5
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Verse Info
Context Readings
The One Who Trusts In Humankind Contrasted With The One Who Trusts In Yahweh
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You will lose the inheritance that I gave you. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you have not heard of. I will do this because you have stirred up the fire of my anger. It will burn for a very long time.
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And makes
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 2:22
Stop trusting people, whose breath (life) is in their nostrils. How can they be worth anything?
2 Chronicles 32:8
Jehovah our God fights on our side. The Assyrians must rely on human power alone. These words encouraged the army of Judah.
Psalm 118:8-9
It is better to trust in Jehovah than to depend on people.
Psalm 18:21
I have kept the ways of Jehovah and I have not wickedly turned away from my God.
Psalm 62:9
Common people are only a vapor in the wind. Important people are only a delusion. When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. They are less than a vapor in the wind.
Psalm 146:3-4
Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
Isaiah 30:1-7
Suffer you unwilling children, says Jehovah. You pursue a purpose that is not mine. You make a covenant sacrifice without my Spirit. You add sin to sin.
Isaiah 31:1-9
How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah.
Isaiah 36:6
When you trust Egypt, you trust a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like for everyone who trusts him.
Isaiah 59:15
Truth is missing. Those who turn away from evil become victims. Jehovah sees it, and what he saw displeased him because there is no justice.
Ezekiel 6:9
Then those who escape will remember me among the nations where they are taken captive. I was hurt by their adulterous hearts, which turned away from me, and by their eyes, which lusted after idols. They will hate themselves for the evil and disgusting things that they have done.
Ezekiel 29:6-7
Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Jehovah. This is because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.
Hosea 1:2
When Jehovah first spoke through Hosea, Jehovah said to Hosea, Go and marry an adulterous wife and have children with her for the land commits flagrant adultery. They have abandoned Jehovah.