Jeremiah 5:1-17

1Run ye to and fro throughH7751 the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389, and seeH7200 nowH4994, and knowH3045, and seekH1245 in the broad places thereof, ifH518 ye canH518 findH4672 a manH376, ifH518 there be anyH376 that doeth justlyH4941, that seeketh truthH530; and I will pardonH5545 herH518.

2And thoughH518 they sayH559, As the LORDH3068 liveth; surelyH518 they swearH7650 falselyH8267.

3O LORDH3068, do notH3808 thine eyesH5869 lookH5869 upon truthH530? thou hast strickenH5221 them, but they were notH3808 grieved; thou hast consumedH3615 them, but they have refusedH3985 to receiveH3947 correctionH4148: they have madeH2388 their facesH6440 harderH2388 thanH3808 a rockH5553; they have refusedH3985 to returnH7725.

4Then I saidH559, SurelyH3588 theseH1992 are poorH1800: they are foolishH2973; for they knowH3045 notH3808 the wayH1870 of the LORDH3068, norH3808 the judgmentH4941 of their GodH430:

5I will get meH413 unto the greatH1419 menH1419, and will speakH1696 unto them; for they knowH3045 the wayH1870 of the LORDH3068, and the judgmentH4941 of their GodH430. But theseH1992 with one accordH3162 have brokenH7665 the yokeH5923, and burstH5423 the bandsH4147.

6Wherefore a lionH738 outH3318 of the forestH3293 shall slayH5221 them, a wolfH2061 of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopardH5246 shall watchH8245 over their citiesH5892, everyH3605 one that goeth outH3318 thence shall be tornH2963 in piecesH2963: becauseH3588 their transgressionsH6588 are manyH7231, and their backslidings are increasedH7231.

7How canH1121 I pardonH5545 thee? thy childrenH1121 have forsaken meH3808, and swornH7650 by them that are noH3808 godsH430: when I had fedH7646 them to the fullH7646, they committedH5003 adulteryH5003, and assembled themselves in troopsH1413 at the harlots’ housesH1004.

8They were as fed horsesH5483 in the morning: everyH376 one neighed afterH1961 his neighbour’s wifeH802.

9shall I notH3808 visitH6485 for theseH428 things? saith the LORDH3068: and shall notH3808 my soulH5315 be avengedH5358 on suchH2088 a nationH1471 as this?

10GoH5927 ye upH5927 upon herH5493 walls, and destroyH7843; but makeH6213 notH3808 a fullH3617 endH3617: takeH5493 awayH5493 herH5493 branchesH5189: for they are notH3808 the LORD’SH3068.

11For the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have dealtH898 veryH898 treacherouslyH898 against meH1004, saith the LORDH3068.

12They have deniedH3584 the LORDH3068, and saidH559, It is notH3808 he; neitherH3808 shall evilH7451 comeH935 uponH5921 usH5921; neitherH3808 shall weH7200 seeH7200 swordH2719 norH3808 famineH7458:

13and the prophetsH5030 shall becomeH1961 windH7307, and the word is notH369 in them: thusH3541 shall it be doneH6213 unto them.

14Wherefore thusH3541 saith the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, BecauseH3282 ye speakH1696 this wordH1697, beholdH2005, I will makeH5414 my wordsH1697 in thy mouthH6310 fireH784, and this peopleH5971 woodH6086, and it shall devourH398 them.

15LoH2005, I will bringH935 a nationH1471 uponH5921 youH5921 from farH4801, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, saith the LORDH3068: it is a mighty nationH1471, it is an ancientH5769 nationH1471, a nationH1471 whoseH1471 languageH3956 thou knowest notH3808, neitherH3808 understandest whatH4100 they sayH1696.

16Their quiverH827 is an openH6605 sepulchre, they are allH3605 mightyH1368 menH1368.

17And they shall eatH398 upH398 thine harvestH7105 and thy breadH3899, whichH834 thy sonsH1121 and thy daughtersH1323 should eatH398: they shall eatH398 upH398 thy flocksH6629 and thine herdsH1241: they shall eatH398 upH398 thy vinesH1612 and thy figH8384 treesH8384: they shall beat downH982 thy fenced citiesH5892, whereinH834 thou trustest, with the swordH2719.