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 act, in that Thine eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of Adam, to give to each according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

for Jehovah -- His eyes go to and fro in all the earth, to show Himself strong for a people whose heart is perfect towards Him; thou hast been foolish concerning this, because -- henceforth there are with thee wars.'

Jehovah is in his holy temple: Jehovah -- in the heavens is His throne. His eyes see -- His eyelids try the sons of men.

Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.

The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

Thou hast stricken

In vain I have smitten your sons, Instruction they have not accepted, Devoured hath your sword your prophets, As a destroying lion.

And thou hast said unto them: This is the nation that hath not hearkened, To the voice of Jehovah its God, Nor have they accepted instruction, Perished hath stedfastness, Yea, it hath been cut off from their mouth.

And in the time of his distress -- he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),

They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake -- I seek it yet again!'

If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

Wherefore are ye stricken any more? Ye do add apostasy! Every head is become diseased, and every heart is sick.

And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

And He poureth on him fury, His anger, and the strength of battle, And it setteth him on fire round about, And he hath not known, And it burneth against him, and he layeth it not to heart!

In thine uncleanness is wickedness, Because I have cleansed thee, And thou hast not been cleansed, From thine uncleanness thou art not cleansed again, Till I have caused My fury to rest on thee.

Woe to the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city!

They have made

A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

From my knowing that thou art obstinate, And a sinew of iron thy neck, And thy forehead brass,

but the house of Israel are not willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto Me, for all the house of Israel are brazen-faced and strong-hearted.

And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising us, and we were reverencing them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

General references

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the first-born saith unto the younger, 'Lo, I have lain yesterday-night with my father: we cause him to drink wine also to-night, and go thou in, lie with him, and we preserve from our father -- a seed.'

And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,

If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

Son of man, say to it, Thou art a land, It is not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.

'And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.