THEOSISNikolaj Velimirovic
Let us therefore trust in God, my brethren; in God, Who is the stable ship in the storm and does not abandon us to drowning. Let us give our trust to Him, for every other trust is a diabolical deception.
Jeremiah 17:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Thus saith the Lord: Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אָר֤וּר הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִבְטַ֣ח בָּֽאָדָ֔ם וְשָׂ֥ם בָּשָׂ֖ר זְרֹע֑וֹ וּמִן־יְהוָ֖ה יָס֥וּר לִבּֽוֹ׃
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Ps 118 (117):8
- Ps 118 (117):9
- Ps 146 (145):3
- Ps 146 (145):4
- Isa 2:22Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high.
- 2 Chr 32:8For with him is an arm of flesh: with us the Lord our God, who is our helper, and fighteth for us. And the people were encouraged with these words of Ezechias king of Juda.
- Isa 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they are many: and in horsemen, because they are very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord.
- Isa 31:9And his strength shall pass away with dread, and his princes fleeing shall be afraid: the Lord hath said it, whose fire is in Sion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.