1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Jeremiah 17:5 | Thus saith the Lord: *Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. Isaias 30:2.; Isaias 31:1.; Jeremias 48:7. | Thus. Septuagint continue from the last chapter, "cursed," etc. (Haydock) --- Sedecias had formed alliances with several princes, instead of turning to the Lord, Jeremias 27., and xxxvii. (Calmet) --- Our chief dependence must be on God, not on human policy. (Worthington) |