Jeremiah 17:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thusכֹּ֣ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD,יְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"Cursedאָר֤וּר
(a·rur)
779: to cursea prim. root
is the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙
(hag·ge·ver)
1397: manfrom gabar
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
trustsיִבְטַ֣ח
(yiv·tach)
982: to trusta prim. root
in mankindבָּֽאָדָ֔ם
(ba·'a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
And makesוְשָׂ֥ם
(ve·sam)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
fleshבָּשָׂ֖ר
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
his strength,זְרֹעֹ֑ו
(ze·ro·'ov;)
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word
And whose heartלִבֹּֽו׃
(lib·bov.)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
turns awayיָס֥וּר
(ya·sur)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
from the LORD.יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Cursed
'arar  (aw-rar')
to execrate -- bitterly curse.
be the man
geber  (gheh'-ber)
a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply -- every one, man, mighty.
that trusteth
batach  (baw-takh')
to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure -- be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
in man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
and maketh
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
his arm
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
and whose heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
departeth
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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 Christian Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: The man who trusts in mankind, 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"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.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus says the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.
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