Jeremiah 5:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

The LORD's eyes keep on roaming throughout the earth, looking for those whose hearts completely belong to him, so that he may strongly support them. But because you have acted foolishly in this, from now on you will have wars."

Now as for you, Daniel, roll up your scroll and seal your words until the time of the end. Many will rush around, while knowledge increases.'"

They swarm through the city, running upon its ramparts. Climbing atop the houses, they enter through windows like a thief."

People will stagger from sea to sea, from north to east. They will run back and forth, searching for a message from the LORD, but they won't find it.

That other angel told him, "Run and tell that young man: "Jerusalem will be an inhabited city without walls due to the number of people and livestock within it.

Seek

Beside the gates, at the city entrance at the entrance to the portals she cries aloud:

I'll get up and go all around the city, throughout the streets, and in the squares. I'll seek the one I love. I sought him, but didn't find him.

"So the servant went back and reported all this to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and told his servant, "Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

If ye can

"I've been very zealous for the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies," he replied. "The Israelis have abandoned your covenant, demolished your altars, executed your prophets with swords, and I that's right, just me! am the only one left. Now they're seeking my life, to get rid of me!"

Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?

I sought for a man among them to build the wall and stand in the breach in my presence on behalf of the land so that it won't be destroyed, but I found no one,

If there

Abraham approached and asked, "Will you actually destroy the righteous along with the wicked?

Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity.

All have turned away, together they have become corrupt; no one practices what is good, not even one.

God looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

Poor me! I feel like those who harvest summer fruit, or like those who pick grapes there are no clusters to eat or any fresh fruit that I want.

That seeketh

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

Purchase truth, but don't sell it; store up wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

No one brings a lawsuit fairly, and no one goes to law honestly; they have relied on empty arguments and they tell lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

and every type of evil to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.

General references

The LORD said, "If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I'll forgive the whole place for their sake."