Jeremiah 17:5
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”Jeremiah 17:5
What Does Jeremiah 17:5 Mean?
Jeremiah 17:5 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 17, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 17:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 118:8“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”Psalms 20:7“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”Psalms 146:3“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.”Isaiah 2:22“Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?”Hebrews 3:12“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”2 Chronicles 32:8“With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.”Isaiah 31:1“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!”Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:”Isaiah 36:6“Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.”Psalms 62:9“Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.”Psalms 18:21“For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.”John 5:23“That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.”2 Chronicles 16:12“And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.”Ezekiel 29:6“And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.”Psalms 52:7“Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”Isaiah 50:11“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.”Ezekiel 6:9“And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.”Romans 5:5“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”Ephesians 1:12“That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.”Hosea 1:2“The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.”
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