Jeremiah 5
Not One Is Upright
1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. Truth: Isaiah 59:4. Parallel theme: 2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 12:1, 14:3, Proverbs 20:6, Ezekiel 22:30
2 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
7 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. References God: Jeremiah 2:11, Deuteronomy 32:15, 32:21, Joshua 23:7, 1 Corinthians 8:4, Galatians 4:8, James 4:4. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 12:16, 23:10, Zephaniah 1:5 +5
8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 13:27, Ezekiel 22:11
9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? References Lord: Jeremiah 5:29, 9:9
10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S. References Lord: Jeremiah 4:27. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 39:8, Hosea 1:9, Matthew 22:7
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
12 They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: Word: Deuteronomy 29:19, 2 Chronicles 36:16. Evil: 1 Samuel 6:9
13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity. of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. References Lord: Jeremiah 1:15, 25:9, Deuteronomy 28:49. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 4:16, Isaiah 5:26, 28:11, 33:19 +2
16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
17 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword. Parallel theme: Leviticus 26:16, Deuteronomy 28:33
18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity. all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's. References God: Jeremiah 16:13. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 2:13, 2:35, 13:22, Lamentations 5:8
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? References Lord: Deuteronomy 28:58, Amos 9:6. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 10:7, Job 26:10, Psalms 33:7, 104:9, 119:120, Proverbs 8:29, Nahum 1:4, Mark 4:39 +5
23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity., that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. References God: Jeremiah 14:22, Joel 2:23. References Lord: Jeremiah 50:5. Parallel theme: Genesis 8:22, Job 38:37, Psalms 147:8, Isaiah 64:7, Matthew 5:45, Acts 14:17, Revelation 11:6 +5
25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. Sin: Psalms 107:17, Isaiah 59:2, Lamentations 3:39, 4:22. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 3:3, Psalms 107:34
26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. Evil: Psalms 64:5. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 18:22, Proverbs 1:11
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Judgment: Isaiah 1:23. Evil: Zechariah 7:10. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 7:6, Deuteronomy 32:15, Psalms 73:12
29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? References Lord: Jeremiah 5:9, Malachi 3:5
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? Prophecy: Jeremiah 14:14, Micah 2:11. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 32:29, Isaiah 10:3, Ezekiel 13:6, 22:14