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

great in counsel and magnificent in works: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men to give unto each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings;

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly, for from now on thou shalt have wars.

The LORD is in the temple of his holiness, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.

Behold, thou dost desire truth in the inward parts, and in the secret things thou hast made me to know wisdom.

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor.

For we are sure that the judgment of God is according to the truth against those who do such things.

Thou hast stricken

I have smitten your children in vain; they have received no correction; your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, This is the nation that did not hear the voice of the LORD their God, nor receive chastisement; the faith is lost and was cut off from their mouth.

Furthermore, king Ahaz in the time of his distress trespassed even more against the LORD,

They have stricken me, thou shalt say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not; when I shall awake, I will seek it yet again.

Though thou should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

Why should I chastise you any more? Ye will revolt more and more; every head is sick, and every heart faint.

But the people did not turn unto him that smote them, neither did they seek the LORD of the hosts.

Therefore he has poured upon him the fury of his anger and the strength of battle; he put fire round about him, yet he was careless; and it set him on fire, yet he did not lay it to heart.

In thy perverse filthiness thou shalt die because I have cleansed thee, and thou didst not cleanse thyself from thy uncleanness; thou shalt never cleanse thyself again, until I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

They have made

The wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he orders his ways.

Because I know that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow bronze;

But the house of Israel will not desire to hear; for they do not desire to hear me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

But they refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder and stopped their ears that they should not hear.

Or dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, ignoring that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?

Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence; is it not much better to be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and we shall live?

General references

And it came to pass on the next day that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father; let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in and lie with him that we may preserve the generation of our father.

And if ye will not be corrected by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me,

Though thou should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

Son of man, say unto her, Thou art not clean land, nor art thou sprinkled with rain in the day of indignation.

And some fell upon the rock, and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.