Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 5:1 (show verse)
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.
Jeremiah 5:2 (show verse)
And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
Jeremiah 5:3 (show verse)
Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Correction » Correction despised
Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Rocks » Described as » Hard
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Truth » God regards, with favor
Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Rocks » Described as » Hard
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Truth » God regards, with favor
Jeremiah 5:4 (show verse)
And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Poverty, spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Poverty, spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Jeremiah 5:5 (show verse)
I will go unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God; but these have altogether broken the yoke, have burst the bonds.
Jeremiah 5:6 (show verse)
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall waste them; the leopard lurketh against their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces: for their transgressions are multiplied, their backslidings are increased.
Animals » Names of » Leopards
Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Forests » Infested by wild beasts
Leopard » Fierceness of
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Leopard » Described as » Fierce and cruel
Lions » Figurative » Of a ruler's anger
Lions » Inhabits » Forests
Wolf » Ravenous
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey
Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Forests » Infested by wild beasts
Leopard » Fierceness of
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Leopard » Described as » Fierce and cruel
Lions » Figurative » Of a ruler's anger
Lions » Inhabits » Forests
Wolf » Ravenous
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey
Jeremiah 5:7 (show verse)
Wherefore should I pardon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not God. I have satiated them, and they have committed adultery, and they troop to the harlots' house.
Jeremiah 5:8 (show verse)
As well fed horses, they roam about, every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.
Jeremiah 5:9 (show verse)
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:10 (show verse)
Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not Jehovah's.
Jeremiah 5:11 (show verse)
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 5:12 (show verse)
They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
Jeremiah 5:13 (show verse)
and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Jeremiah 5:14 (show verse)
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God 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.
Fire » Illustrative of » The word of God
God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Inspiration » Promises of special
Power » Of the word » A devouring flame
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
The word of God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Word » As weapon » A devouring flame
Word » Power of » A devouring flame
God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Inspiration » Promises of special
Power » Of the word » A devouring flame
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
The word of God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Word » As weapon » A devouring flame
Word » Power of » A devouring flame
Jeremiah 5:15 (show verse)
Behold, I bring a nation upon you from afar, house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest thou what they say.
Armies » Often went on foreign service
Babylon » Remarkable for » Antiquity
Chosen Instruments » Of judgment
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy
Language » Interpretation of » The jews punished by being given up to people of a strange
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Instruments of judgment sent against sinful nation
Babylon » Remarkable for » Antiquity
Chosen Instruments » Of judgment
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy
Language » Interpretation of » The jews punished by being given up to people of a strange
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Instruments of judgment sent against sinful nation
Jeremiah 5:16 (show verse)
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.
Jeremiah 5:17 (show verse)
And they shall eat up thy harvest and thy bread, they shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters, they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall destroy with the sword thy strong cities, wherein thou trustedst.
Jeremiah 5:18 (show verse)
Nevertheless in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
Jeremiah 5:19 (show verse)
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say to them, As ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Jeremiah 5:20 (show verse)
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Jeremiah 5:21 (show verse)
Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not.
Jeremiah 5:22 (show verse)
Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
Power » Of God » Feared
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
Sea » The sea controlled
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Power » Of God » Feared
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
Sea » The sea controlled
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Jeremiah 5:23 (show verse)
But this people hath a stubborn and a rebellious heart; they have turned aside and are gone.
Jeremiah 5:24 (show verse)
And they say not in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the early and the latter, in its season; who preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of harvest.
Agriculture » God to be acknowledged in
Agriculture or husbandry » The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of
Harvest » Promises of plentiful
Harvest » Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of
Harvest » Called the » Appointed weeks of harvest
Rain » Sent by God
Rain » The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing
Rain » God » Should be feared on account of
Sin » What sin does
Agriculture or husbandry » The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of
Harvest » Promises of plentiful
Harvest » Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of
Harvest » Called the » Appointed weeks of harvest
Rain » Sent by God
Rain » The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing
Rain » God » Should be feared on account of
Sin » What sin does
Jeremiah 5:25 (show verse)
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden from you what is good.
Jeremiah 5:26 (show verse)
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
Jeremiah 5:27 (show verse)
As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
Jeremiah 5:28 (show verse)
They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.
Corruption » Moral
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Evil » Filled » Moral
Fatherless » The wicked » Judge not for
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who judge not
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Of the wicked, general references to
Sin » Increment of » Seen in the history of israel
Sin » Progressive » Seen in the history of israel
Sins » Increment » Seen in the history of israel
Snares » Who sets snares
Vengeance » Who the lord shall take vengeance upon
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Evil » Filled » Moral
Fatherless » The wicked » Judge not for
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who judge not
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Of the wicked, general references to
Sin » Increment of » Seen in the history of israel
Sin » Progressive » Seen in the history of israel
Sins » Increment » Seen in the history of israel
Snares » Who sets snares
Vengeance » Who the lord shall take vengeance upon
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of
Jeremiah 5:29 (show verse)
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:30 (show verse)
An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land:
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 5:31 (show verse)
the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love to have it so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?