Jeremiah 17:1-6

1The 1sin of Judah is written down with an 2iron stylus; With a diamond point it is 3engraved upon the tablet of their heart And on the horns of 4their altars,2As they remember their 5children, So they remember their altars and their 67Asherim By 8green trees on the high hills.3O 9mountain of Mine in the countryside, I will 10give over your wealth and all your treasures for booty, Your high places for sin throughout your borders.4And you will, even of yourself, 11let go of your inheritance That I gave you; And I will make you serve your 12enemies In the 13land which you do not know; For you have 14kindled a fire in My anger Which will burn forever.

5Thus says the Lord, “15Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes 16flesh his 17strength, And whose heart turns away from the Lord.6For he will be like a 18bush in the desert And will not see when prosperity comes, But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness, A 19land of salt 20without inhabitant.