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  • Jeremiah 17:5-10

    The Lord proclaims:
    Cursed are those who trust in mere humans,
        who depend on human strength
        and turn their hearts from the Lord.
    They will be like a desert shrub
        that doesn’t know when relief comes.
    They will live in the parched places of the wilderness,
        in a barren land where no one survives.
    Happy are those who trust in the Lord,
        who rely on the Lord.
    They will be like trees planted by the streams,
        whose roots reach down to the water.
    They won’t fear drought when it comes;
        their leaves will remain green.
    They won’t be stressed in the time of drought
        or fail to bear fruit.

    The most cunning heart—
        it’s beyond help.
            Who can figure it out?
    10 I, the Lord, probe the heart
        and discern hidden motives,
            to give everyone what they deserve,
            the consequences of their deeds.