God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 5:3
3Lord, your eyes look for the truth. You strike these people, but they don’t feel it. You crush them, but they refuse to be corrected. They are more stubborn than rocks. They refuse to turn back.
Jeremiah 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You have struck them down, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return.
Context of Jeremiah 5:3
1Walk around the streets of Jerusalem. Look around, and think about these things. Search the city squares. See if you can find anyone who does what is right and seeks the truth. Then I will forgive Jerusalem. 2People say, “As the Lord lives …” Yet, they lie when they take this oath. Lord, your eyes look for the truth. You strike these people, but they don’t feel it. You crush them, but they refuse to be corrected. They are more stubborn than rocks. They refuse to turn back. 4I thought, “These are poor, foolish people. They don’t know the way of the Lord and the justice that God demands. 5Let me go to important people and speak to them. They know the way of the Lord and the justice that God demands.” But they, too, had broken off their yokes and torn off their chains.
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יְהֹוָ֗ה עֵינֶיךָ֮ הֲל֣וֹא לֶאֱמוּנָה֒ הִכִּ֤יתָה אֹתָם֙ וְֽלֹא־חָ֔לוּ כִּלִּיתָ֕ם מֵאֲנ֖וּ קַ֣חַת מוּסָ֑ר חִזְּק֤וּ פְנֵיהֶם֙ מִסֶּ֔לַע מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- not thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- upon the truthאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
- thou hast strickenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- them, but they have not grievedחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: writh in painH2342
- thou hast consumedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
- they have refusedמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
- to receiveלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- correctionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
- they have made their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- harderחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- than a rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
- to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:3
- Jeremiah 32:19You make wise plans and do mighty things. You see everything the descendants of Adam do. You reward them for the way they live and for what they do.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9The Lord’s eyes scan the whole world to find those whose hearts are committed to him and to strengthen them. You acted foolishly in this matter. So from now on, you will have to fight wars.”
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes see. They examine Adam’s descendants.
- Psalms 51:6Yet, you desire truth and sincerity. Deep down inside me you teach me wisdom.
- Proverbs 22:12The Lord’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he overturns the words of a treacherous person.
- Romans 2:2We know that God’s judgment is right when he condemns people for doing these things.
- Jeremiah 2:30“I have punished your children without results. They didn’t respond to correction. You killed my prophets like a raging lion.
- Jeremiah 7:28You will say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the Lord their God. They did not accept discipline. Truth has disappeared and vanished from their lips.’
- 2 Chronicles 28:22When he had this trouble, King Ahaz became more unfaithful to the Lord.
- Proverbs 23:35“They strike me, but I feel no pain. They beat me, but I’m not aware of it. Whenever I wake up, I’m going to look for another drink.”
- Proverbs 27:22If you crush a stubborn fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, ⌞even then⌟ his stupidity will not leave him.
- Isaiah 1:5“Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is failing.
- Isaiah 9:13But the people have not returned to the one who struck them, nor have they sought the Lord of Armies.
- Isaiah 42:25So he poured out his burning anger and the horrors of war on them. It engulfed them in flames, but they did not understand. It burned them, but they did not take it to heart.
- Ezekiel 24:13I tried to clean you of your filthy lust, but you wouldn’t clean yourself from your filth. You will never be clean until I unleash my fury on you.
- Zephaniah 3:1How horrible it will be for that rebellious and corrupt place, the city of violence.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Upon the truth - God looks to the “faith,” the upright purpose of the heart, and without it the nominal fealty of an oath is an abomination.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Even when war brought disaster, the people ignored God and refused to turn away from their sins (Isaiah 9:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. eyes upon the truth--(De 32:4; 2Ch 16:9). "Truth" is in contrast with "swear falsely" (Jr 5:2). The false-professing Jews could expect nothing but judgments from the God of truth. stricken ... not grieved--(Jr 2:30; Is 1:5; 9:13). refused ... correction--(Jr 7:28; Zep 3:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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