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(A)on the mountains in the open country. (B)Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your high places for sin throughout all your territory. You shall loosen your hand from your heritage that I gave to you, (C)and I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, (D)for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn for ever.”

Thus says the Lord:
“Cursed is the man (E)who trusts in man
    and makes flesh his strength,[a]
    whose heart turns away from the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 17:5 Hebrew arm

My mountain in the land
    and your[a] wealth and all your treasures
I will give away as plunder,(A)
    together with your high places,(B)
    because of sin throughout your country.(C)
Through your own fault you will lose
    the inheritance(D) I gave you.
I will enslave you to your enemies(E)
    in a land(F) you do not know,
for you have kindled my anger,
    and it will burn(G) forever.”

This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,(H)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.(I)

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  1. Jeremiah 17:3 Or hills / and the mountains of the land. / Your