Jeremiah 5:3

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Summary

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.

Are not thine

Thou hast stricken

They have made

General references

Luke 8:6

Bible References

Are not thine

You are great in regards to your purposes and mighty in regards to your works. Your eyes are open to everything that people do, and will reward each one according to their ways and just as their actions deserve.

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."

The LORD is in his holy Temple; the LORD's throne is in the heavens. His eyes see, his glance examines humanity.

Indeed, you are pleased with truth in the inner person, and you will teach me wisdom in my innermost parts.

The LORD watches over anyone with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the unfaithful.

Now we know that God's judgment against those who act like this is based on truth.

Thou hast stricken

"I've punished your children with no results, they have accepted no discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion."

You will say to them, "This is the nation that wouldn't listen to the voice of the LORD its God and wouldn't accept correction. Truth has perished; it has been eliminated from their discussions.'

In the midst of his troubles, King Ahaz became more and more unfaithful to the LORD.

"They struck me," you will say, "but I never felt it. They beat me, but I never knew it When will I wake up? I want another drink."

Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.

"Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? Your whole head is sick, and your whole heart is faint.

"But the people have not returned to rely on him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

so he drenched him with the heat that is his anger, the violence of war. It enveloped him in flames, but still he had no insight. It burned him up, but he didn't take it to heart."

There is wickedness in your obscene conduct. Even though I've cleansed you, you uncleanness cannot be washed away. You cannot be cleansed again until my rage against you has subsided.'

Woe to this filthy, polluted, and oppressive city!

They have made

The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.

Because I knew that you are obstinate, and because your neck is an iron sinew, and your forehead is bronze,

But the house of Israel won't listen to you, since they weren't willing to listen to me. That's because the entire house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.

But they refused to pay attention, turned their backs, and stopped listening.

Or are you unaware of his rich kindness, forbearance, and patience, that it is God's kindness that is leading you to repent?

Furthermore, we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them for it. We should submit even more to the Father of our spirits and live, shouldn't we?

General references

The next day the firstborn told the younger one, "Look! I had sex with my father last night. Let's make him drink wine tonight again as well. Then you have sex with him, too. That way we'll preserve our father's lineage."

"If, despite these things, you still won't return to me, but live life contrary to me,

Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.

"Son of Man, tell her, "You're a land that hasn't been purified, one that hasn't been rained on in the day of indignation.

Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture.