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 mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every 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 shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

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

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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

But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

Thou hast stricken

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

But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.

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

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

Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

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

They have made

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

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

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto 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 despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

General references

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

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

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

Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

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