In Jeremiah chapter 16, God instructs Jeremiah to harden his heart towards and distance himself from the people of Judah. Not doing so can compromise the stern seriousness, depth, and potency of the truth that God instructs Jeremiah to deliver on the nation. In chapter 17, God tells the nation that a cursed nation is a nation that trusts in man, while a blessed nation is a nation that trusts in God. In a world of "trust the experts", how does this same dynamic play out today?