Jeremiah 17:5-8

New International Reader's Version

“Those who trust in human beings are under my curse.
    They depend on human strength.
    Their hearts turn away from me.
⁶ They will be like a bush in a dry and empty land.
    They will not enjoy success when it comes.
They will live in dry places in the desert.
    It is a land of salt where no one else lives.

⁷ “But I will bless anyone who trusts in me.
    I will do good things for the person who depends on me.
⁸ They will be like a tree planted near water.
    It sends out its roots beside a stream.
It is not afraid when heat comes.
    Its leaves are always green.
It does not worry when there is no rain.
    It always bears fruit.”