4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
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.
6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
This section of scripture concludes with a fairly well known verse (at least to me) in regard to the state of an unregenerated human heart. The surrounding sicriptures describe curses that result from trusting man over God (verse 5); as well as the contrast with those who are trusting rather in the Lord (verse 7). We can see the fate of eternal fire (verse 4) as ultimate punishment as well as results for individuals and nations who are against the Lord; again contrasted with verse 8 which is similar to Psalm 1 in construction with blessings for the righteous.
Prophetically some of these events no doubt are related to Judah and Israel during the Babylonian diaspora. The idea of forsaking God can be seen in verse 13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters. Written in the earth is seen also in Revelation 11:10. Let us choose who to serve this day!
4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
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.
6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
This section of scripture concludes with a fairly well known verse (at least to me) in regard to the state of an unregenerated human heart. The surrounding sicriptures describe curses that result from trusting man over God (verse 5); as well as the contrast with those who are trusting rather in the Lord (verse 7). We can see the fate of eternal fire (verse 4) as ultimate punishment as well as results for individuals and nations who are against the Lord; again contrasted with verse 8 which is similar to Psalm 1 in construction with blessings for the righteous.
Prophetically some of these events no doubt are related to Judah and Israel during the Babylonian diaspora. The idea of forsaking God can be seen in verse 13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters. Written in the earth is seen also in Revelation 11:10. Let us choose who to serve this day!
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