The Justice of God’s Judgment
1 “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem;
See now and know;
And seek in her open places
aIf you can find a man,
bIf there is anyone who executes1 judgment,
Who seeks the truth,
cAnd I will pardon her.
See now and know;
And seek in her open places
aIf you can find a man,
bIf there is anyone who executes1 judgment,
Who seeks the truth,
cAnd I will pardon her.
3 O Lord, are not aYour eyes on the truth?
You have bstricken them,
But they have not grieved;
You have consumed them,
But cthey have refused to receive correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to return.
You have bstricken them,
But they have not grieved;
You have consumed them,
But cthey have refused to receive correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to return.
4 Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor.
They are foolish;
For athey do not know the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.
They are foolish;
For athey do not know the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.
5 I will go to the great men and speak to them,
For athey have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”
But these have altogether bbroken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
For athey have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”
But these have altogether bbroken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
6 Therefore aa lion from the forest shall slay them,
bA wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
cA leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.
bA wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
cA leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.
7 “How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And asworn by those bthat are not gods.
cWhen I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
Your children have forsaken Me
And asworn by those bthat are not gods.
cWhen I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
9 Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“And shall I not aavenge Myself on such a nation as this?
“And shall I not aavenge Myself on such a nation as this?
10 “Go up on her walls and destroy,
But do not1 make a acomplete end.
Take away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
But do not1 make a acomplete end.
Take away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
11 For athe house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
12 aThey have lied about the Lord,
And said, b“It is not He.
cNeither will1 evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.
And said, b“It is not He.
cNeither will1 evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.
14 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts:
“Because you speak this word,
aBehold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,
And this people wood,
And it shall devour them.
“Because you speak this word,
aBehold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,
And this people wood,
And it shall devour them.
15 Behold, I will bring a anation against you bfrom afar,
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
“It is a mighty nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
“It is a mighty nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
17 And they shall eat up your aharvest and your bread,
Which your sons and daughters should eat.
They shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
They shall destroy your fortified cities,
In which you trust, with the sword.
Which your sons and daughters should eat.
They shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
They shall destroy your fortified cities,
In which you trust, with the sword.
18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I awill not make a complete end of you.
19 And it will be when you say, a‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have bforsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so cyou shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’
21 ‘Hear this now, O afoolish people,
Without1 understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:
Without1 understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:
22 aDo you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the bbound of the sea,
By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro,
Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the bbound of the sea,
By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro,
Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
24 They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
aWho gives rain, both the bformer and the latter, in its season.
cHe reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
aWho gives rain, both the bformer and the latter, in its season.
cHe reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They alie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
They alie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
28 They have grown afat, they are sleek;
Yes, they1 surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead bthe cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
cYet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
Yes, they1 surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead bthe cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
cYet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
29 aShall I not punish them for these things?’ says the Lord.
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’
31 The prophets prophesy afalsely,
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people blove to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people blove to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
| << Jeremiah 4:31 | Jeremiah 5:2 >> |
Jeremiah 5:1
The broad places - The open spaces next the gates, and other places of concourse.
A man - Or, anyone.
That executeth - " That" practiceth.
Truth - uprightness, probity (so in Jeremiah 5:3).
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Jeremiah 5:1:
2 Kings 21:9
Job 1:7
Job 22:30
| << Jeremiah 4:31 | Jeremiah 5:2 >> |
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