Jer 17:5-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 17:5-10: 17:5-10 This meditation on the folly of trusting in humans is contrasted with the wisdom of trusting in the Lord. 17:5 Trust is the disposition of the heart that results in obedience (cp. 11:4 ; Deut 27:15-26 ).

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‏ Jeremiah 17:5-10

Summary for Jer 17:5-10: 17:5-10 ^a This meditation on the folly of trusting in humans is contrasted with the wisdom of trusting in the Lord. 17:5 ^b Trust is the disposition of the heart that results in obedience (cp. 11:4 ^c; Deut 27:15-26 ^d).
17:6 ^e The people of Judah would be utterly helpless in the time of calamity because they had switched their trust from the Lord to human capabilities. The people of Judah would be just like shrubs in the desert that are stunted because they lack water.
Summary for Jer 17:7-8: 17:7-8 ^f Those who trust in the Lord, like trees planted along a riverbank, will have abundant resources and be well prepared to meet the vicissitudes of life.

• Water represents the law of the Lord (cp. Ps 1 ^g; Ezek 47:1-12 ^h; Rev 2:1-2 ⁱ).
Summary for Jer 17:9-10: 17:9-10 ^j By nature, the human heart is deceitful and desperately wicked. Only the Lord really knows how bad it is.