Jeremiah 17:5 — Compare Translations

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Thus says the Lord: Cursed [with great evil] is the strong man who trusts in and relies on frail man, making weak [human] flesh his arm, and whose mind and heart turn aside from the Lord.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Thus says the Lord: Cursed [with great evil] is the strong man who trusts in and relies on frail man, making weak [human] flesh his arm, and whose mind and heart turn aside from the Lord.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the Lord.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

This is what the LORD says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind. He makes human flesh his strength, and his heart turns from the LORD.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that confideth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.

English EASY 2024

The Lord says, ‘I will curse those who only trust people to help them. They think that human strength will save them, and they turn away from me, the Lord.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

This is what the Lord says: "Bad things will happen to those who trust only other people. Bad things will happen to those who depend on others for strength. That is because they have stopped trusting the Lord.

Thus says the LORD: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Lord says, “I will condemn those who turn away from me and put their trust in human beings, in the strength of mortals.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts humans, who makes flesh and blood his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

This is what the LORD says: Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes [human] flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

English KJV 1611

Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

English LSB

Thus says Yahweh, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from Yahweh.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart departs from the Lord.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Thus says the LORD, "Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the LORD.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the LORD.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord says, "Those who trust in man are under my curse. They depend on human strength. Their hearts turn away from me.

English NIV

This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD.

English NKJ 1982

Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord.

English NLT

This is what the LORD says: "Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans and turn their hearts away from the LORD.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Thus says the LORD: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the LORD.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Yahweh said to me: “Even a strong person is cursed when his confidence rests in his own strength. To place your confidence in the strength of man means that you are turning your heart away from me.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, whose heart turns away from the Lord.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The Lord says: “Cursed is the man who puts his trust in mortal man and turns his heart away from God.

English Tyndale 1537

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.