New King James Version
Jeremiah 5:3
3O 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they have refused to repent.
Context of Jeremiah 5:3
1“Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is anyone who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon her. 2Though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.” 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. 4Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the Lord, The judgment of their God. 5I will go to the great men and speak to them, For they have known the way of the Lord, The judgment of their God.” But these have altogether broken the yoke And burst the bonds.
Read all of Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 5:3 word by word
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 are great in counsel and mighty in work, for Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
- Psalms 51:6Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
- Proverbs 22:12The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
- Romans 2:2But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
- Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
- Jeremiah 7:28“So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.
- Proverbs 23:35“They have struck me, but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?”
- Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
- Isaiah 1:5Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints.
- Isaiah 9:13For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.
- Isaiah 42:25Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger And the strength of battle; It has set him on fire all around, Yet he did not know; And it burned him, Yet he did not take it to heart.
- Ezekiel 24:13In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
- Zephaniah 3:1Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city!
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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