Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 5:1 (show verse)
"Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there are any who does justly, who seeks truth; and I will pardon her.
Jeremiah 5:2 (show verse)
Though they say, 'As Yahweh lives;' surely they swear falsely."
Jeremiah 5:3 (show verse)
O Yahweh, don't your eyes look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.
Correction » Correction despised
Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Rocks » Described as » Hard
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Truth » God regards, with favor
Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Rocks » Described as » Hard
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Truth » God regards, with favor
Jeremiah 5:4 (show verse)
Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Poverty, spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Poverty, spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Jeremiah 5:5 (show verse)
I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God." But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Jeremiah 5:6 (show verse)
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backsliding is increased.
Animals » Names of » Leopards
Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Forests » Infested by wild beasts
Leopard » Fierceness of
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Leopard » Described as » Fierce and cruel
Lions » Figurative » Of a ruler's anger
Lions » Inhabits » Forests
Wolf » Ravenous
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey
Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Forests » Infested by wild beasts
Leopard » Fierceness of
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Leopard » Described as » Fierce and cruel
Lions » Figurative » Of a ruler's anger
Lions » Inhabits » Forests
Wolf » Ravenous
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey
Jeremiah 5:7 (show verse)
"How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes' houses.
Jeremiah 5:8 (show verse)
They were as fed horses roaming at large: everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife.
Jeremiah 5:9 (show verse)
Shouldn't I punish them for these things?" says Yahweh; "and shouldn't my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:10 (show verse)
"Go up on her walls, and destroy; but don't make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh's.
Jeremiah 5:11 (show verse)
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me," says Yahweh.
Jeremiah 5:12 (show verse)
They have denied Yahweh, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.
Jeremiah 5:13 (show verse)
The prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them."
Jeremiah 5:14 (show verse)
Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, "Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Fire » Illustrative of » The word of God
God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Inspiration » Promises of special
Power » Of the word » A devouring flame
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
The word of God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Word » As weapon » A devouring flame
Word » Power of » A devouring flame
God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Inspiration » Promises of special
Power » Of the word » A devouring flame
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
The word of God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Word » As weapon » A devouring flame
Word » Power of » A devouring flame
Jeremiah 5:15 (show verse)
Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far, house of Israel," says Yahweh. "It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don't know, neither understand what they say.
Armies » Often went on foreign service
Babylon » Remarkable for » Antiquity
Chosen Instruments » Of judgment
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy
Language » Interpretation of » The jews punished by being given up to people of a strange
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Instruments of judgment sent against sinful nation
Babylon » Remarkable for » Antiquity
Chosen Instruments » Of judgment
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy
Language » Interpretation of » The jews punished by being given up to people of a strange
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Instruments of judgment sent against sinful nation
Jeremiah 5:16 (show verse)
Their quiver is an open tomb, they are all mighty men.
Jeremiah 5:17 (show verse)
They shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, [which] your sons and your daughters should eat. They shall eat up your flocks and your herds. They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees. They shall beat down your fortified cities, in which you trust, with the sword.
Jeremiah 5:18 (show verse)
"But even in those days," says Yahweh, "I will not make a full end with you.
Jeremiah 5:19 (show verse)
It will happen, when you say, 'Why has Yahweh our God done all these things to us?' Then you shall say to them, 'Just like you have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'
Jeremiah 5:20 (show verse)
"Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Jeremiah 5:21 (show verse)
'Hear now this, foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and don't see; who have ears, and don't hear:
Jeremiah 5:22 (show verse)
Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
Power » Of God » Feared
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
Sea » The sea controlled
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Power » Of God » Feared
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
Sea » The sea controlled
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
the Sea » Sand the barrier of
Jeremiah 5:23 (show verse)
"But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and gone.
Jeremiah 5:24 (show verse)
Neither do they say in their heart, 'Let us now fear Yahweh our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.'
Agriculture » God to be acknowledged in
Agriculture or husbandry » The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of
Harvest » Promises of plentiful
Harvest » Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of
Harvest » Called the » Appointed weeks of harvest
Rain » Sent by God
Rain » The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing
Rain » God » Should be feared on account of
Sin » What sin does
Agriculture or husbandry » The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of
Harvest » Promises of plentiful
Harvest » Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of
Harvest » Called the » Appointed weeks of harvest
Rain » Sent by God
Rain » The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing
Rain » God » Should be feared on account of
Sin » What sin does
Jeremiah 5:25 (show verse)
"Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.
Jeremiah 5:26 (show verse)
For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.
Jeremiah 5:27 (show verse)
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.
Jeremiah 5:28 (show verse)
They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excell in deeds of wickedness. They don't plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don't judge the right of the needy.
Corruption » Moral
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Evil » Filled » Moral
Fatherless » The wicked » Judge not for
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who judge not
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Of the wicked, general references to
Sin » Increment of » Seen in the history of israel
Sin » Progressive » Seen in the history of israel
Sins » Increment » Seen in the history of israel
Snares » Who sets snares
Vengeance » Who the lord shall take vengeance upon
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Evil » Filled » Moral
Fatherless » The wicked » Judge not for
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who judge not
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Of the wicked, general references to
Sin » Increment of » Seen in the history of israel
Sin » Progressive » Seen in the history of israel
Sins » Increment » Seen in the history of israel
Snares » Who sets snares
Vengeance » Who the lord shall take vengeance upon
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of
Jeremiah 5:29 (show verse)
"Shall I not punish for these things?" says Yahweh. "Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:30 (show verse)
"An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.
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Jeremiah 5:31 (show verse)
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?