3 My mountain in the open countryand your wealth and treasuresI will give away to other people.I will give away the places of worship in your country,because you sinned by worshiping there.
4 You will lose the land I gave you,and it is your own fault.I will let your enemies take you as their slavesto a land you have never known.This is because you have made my anger burn like a hot fire,and it will burn forever.”
5 This is what the Lord says:“A curse is placed on those who trust other people,who depend on humans for strength,who have stopped trusting the Lord.
6 They are like a bush in a desertthat grows in a land where no one lives,a hot and dry land with bad soil.They don’t know about the good things God can give.
7 “But the person who trusts in the Lord will be blessed.The Lord will show him that he can be trusted.
8 He will be strong, like a tree planted near waterthat sends its roots by a stream.It is not afraid when the days are hot;its leaves are always green.It does not worry in a year when no rain comes;it always produces fruit.
9 “More than anything else, a person’s mind is eviland cannot be healed.Who can understand it?