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You will lose the land I gave you,
    and it is your own fault.
I will let your enemies take you as their slaves
    to a land you have never known.
This is because you have made my anger burn like a hot fire,
    and it will burn forever.”

Trusting in Humans or God

This is what the Lord says:

“A curse is placed on those who trust other people,
    who depend on humans for strength,
    who have stopped trusting the Lord.
They are like a bush in a desert
    that grows in a land where no one lives,
    a hot and dry land with bad soil.
They don’t know about the good things God can give.

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Through your own fault you will lose
    the inheritance(A) I gave you.
I will enslave you to your enemies(B)
    in a land(C) you do not know,
for you have kindled my anger,
    and it will burn(D) forever.”

This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,(E)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.(F)
That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places(G) of the desert,
    in a salt(H) land where no one lives.

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