Jeremiah 5:1-15

1“1RoamH7751 to and froH7751 through the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389, And lookH7200 nowH4994 and takeH3045 noteH3045. And seekH1245 in her openH7339 squaresH7339, IfH518 you can 2findH4672 a manH376, 3IfH518 thereH3426 is one who doesH6213 justiceH4941, who seeksH1245 4truthH530, Then I will pardonH5545 her.2And 5althoughH518 they sayH559, ‘As the LordH3068 livesH2416,’ SurelyH3651 they swearH7650 falselyH8267.”3O LordH3068, do not 6Your eyesH5869 look for 7truthH530? You have 8smittenH5221 them, But they did not 9weakenH2470; You have consumedH3615 them, But they 10refusedH3985 to takeH3947 correctionH4148. They have 11madeH2388 their facesH6440 harderH2388 thanH4480 rockH5553; They have refusedH3985 to repentH7725.

4Then I saidH559, “They are onlyH389 the poorH1800, They are foolishH2973; For they 12do not knowH3045 the wayH1870 of the LordH3068 Or the ordinanceH4941 of their GodH430.5I will goH1980 to the greatH1419 And will speakH1696 to them, For 13they knowH3045 the wayH1870 of the LordH3068 And the ordinanceH4941 of their GodH430.” But they too, with oneH3162 accordH3162, have 14brokenH7665 the yokeH5923 And burstH5423 the bondsH4147.6ThereforeH5921H3651 15a lionH743 from the forestH3293 will slayH5221 them, A 16wolfH2061 of the desertsH6160 will destroyH7703 them, A 17leopardH5246 is watchingH8245 their citiesH5892. EveryoneH3605 who goesH3318 out of them will be tornH2963 in piecesH2963, BecauseH3588 their 18transgressionsH6588 are manyH7231, Their apostasiesH4878 are numerousH6105.

7“WhyH335 should I pardonH5545 you? Your sonsH1121 have forsakenH5800 Me And 19swornH7650 by those who are 20not godsH430. When I had fedH7646 them to the fullH7646, They 21committedH5003 adulteryH5003 And troopedH1413 to the harlot’sH2181 houseH1004.8They were well-fedH2109 lustyH7904 horsesH5483, EachH376 oneH376 neighingH6670 afterH413 his 22neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802.9Shall I not punishH6485 23theseH428 people,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “And on a nationH1471 suchH834 as thisH2088 24Shall I not avengeH5358 MyselfH5315?

10“GoH5927 up through her vineH7795 rowsH7795 and destroyH7843, But do not executeH6213 a completeH3617 destructionH3617; StripH5493 awayH5493 her branchesH5189, For they are not the Lord’sH3068.11For the 25houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 Have dealtH898 veryH898 treacherouslyH898 with Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.12They have 26liedH3584 about the LordH3068 And saidH559, “2728Not He; MisfortuneH7463 will 29not comeH935 on us, And we 30will not seeH7200 swordH2719 or famineH7458.13The 31prophetsH5030 are as windH7307, And the wordH1699 is not in them. ThusH3541 it will be doneH6213 to them!”

14ThereforeH3651, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, “BecauseH3282 you have spokenH1696 thisH2088 wordH1697, BeholdH2009, I am 32makingH5414 My wordsH1697 in your mouthH6310 fireH784 And thisH2088 peopleH5971 woodH6086, and it will consumeH398 them.15BeholdH2009, I am 33bringingH935 a nationH1471 againstH5921 you from afarH4801, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “It is an enduringH386 nationH1471, It is an ancientH5769 nationH1471, A nationH1471 whose 34languageH3956 you do not knowH3045, NorH3808 can you understandH8085 whatH4100 they sayH1696.