New English Translation
Jeremiah 5:3
3Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.
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
1The Lord said, “Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city. 2These people make promises in the name of the Lord. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.” Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways. 4I thought, “Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the Lord demands. They do not know what their God requires of them. 5I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the Lord demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them.” Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.
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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 plan great things and you do mighty deeds. You see everything people do. You reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.
- Psalms 51:6Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.
- Proverbs 22:12The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.
- Romans 2:2Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.
- Jeremiah 2:30“It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion.”
- Jeremiah 7:28So tell them: ‘This is a nation that has not obeyed the Lord their God and has not accepted correction. Faithfulness is nowhere to be found in it. These people do not even profess it anymore.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22During his time of trouble King Ahaz was even more unfaithful to the Lord.
- Proverbs 23:35You will say, “They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! When will I awake? I will look for another drink.”
- Proverbs 27:22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
- Isaiah 1:5Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole body is weak.
- Isaiah 9:13The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies.
- Isaiah 42:25So he poured out his fierce anger on them, along with the devastation of war. Its flames encircled them, but they did not realize it; it burned against them, but they did notice.
- Ezekiel 24:13You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.
- Zephaniah 3:1The filthy, stained city is as good as dead; the city filled with oppressors is finished!
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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