Jeremiah 5:1

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Jeremiah 5:1

“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And seek in her open squares,
If you can find a man,
If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,
Then I will pardon her.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars.”

Ezekiel 22:30

I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.

Genesis 18:23-32

Abraham came near and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Daniel 12:4

But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”

1 Kings 19:10

He said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

Psalm 12:1

For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

Psalm 14:3

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

Psalm 53:2-4

God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after God.

Proverbs 2:4-6

If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

Proverbs 8:3

Beside the gates, at the opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Song of Songs 3:2

‘I must arise now and go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but did not find him.

Isaiah 59:4

No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.
They trust in confusion and speak lies;
They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

Isaiah 59:14-15

Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.

Joel 2:9

They rush on the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter through the windows like a thief.

Amos 8:12

“People will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north even to the east;
They will go to and fro to seek the word of the Lord,
But they will not find it.

Micah 7:1-2

Woe is me! For I am
Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers.
There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,
Or a first-ripe fig which I crave.

Zechariah 2:4

and said to him, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the multitude of men and cattle within it.

Luke 14:21

And the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Jeremiah 5:1

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.

Run ye

Zechariah 2:4

Seek

Proverbs 8:3

Song of Songs 3:2

Luke 14:21

If ye can

1 Kings 19:10

Proverbs 20:6

Ezekiel 22:30

If there

Micah 7:1

That seeketh

General references

Genesis 18:26

Bible References

Run ye

But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”

They rush on the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter through the windows like a thief.

“People will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north even to the east;
They will go to and fro to seek the word of the Lord,
But they will not find it.

and said to him, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited

without walls because of the multitude of men and cattle within it.

Seek

Beside the gates, at the opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:

‘I must arise now and go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares

I must seek him whom my soul loves.’

I sought him but did not find him.

If ye can

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?

I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.

If there

Abraham came near and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after God.

Woe is me! For I am
Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers.
There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,
Or a first-ripe fig which I crave.

That seeketh

If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

Buy truth, and do not sell it,

Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.

They trust in confusion and speak lies;
They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.

General references

So the Lord said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.”