Thus says the LORD;
Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.
All Commentaries on Jeremiah 17:5 Go To Jeremiah 17
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Thus. Septuagint continue from the last chapter, "cursed "(Haydock)
Sedecias had formed alliances with several princes, instead of turning to the Lord, chap. xxvii., and xxxvii. (Calmet)
Our chief dependence must be on God, not on human policy. (Worthington)