Jeremiah 17:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ You will lose^[a] the land
    that I gave you,
and I will make you slaves
    in a foreign country,
because you have made my anger
blaze up like a fire
    that won't stop burning.

⁵ I, the Lord, have put a curse
on those who turn from me
    and trust in human strength.
⁶ They will dry up like a bush
in salty desert soil,
    where nothing can grow.