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Themes in Jeremiah 5

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Themes in Jeremiah 5

Jeremiah 5:1 (show verse)

“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And seek in her open squares,
If you can find a man,

If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,

Then I will pardon her.

God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Pardon » Promised
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
national Sins » Pervade all ranks

Jeremiah 5:2 (show verse)

“And although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Surely they swear falsely.”

Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Oaths » The jews » Often guilty of falsely taking
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Addicted to

O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You have smitten them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent.

Correction » Correction despised
Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Rocks » Described as » Hard
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Truth » God regards, with favor

Jeremiah 5:4 (show verse)

Then I said, “They are only the poor,
They are foolish;
For they do not know the way of the Lord
Or the ordinance of their God.

Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Poverty, spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem

Jeremiah 5:5 (show verse)

“I will go to the great
And will speak to them,
For they know the way of the Lord
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.

Jerusalem » Wickedness of
Rebellion » Against God, condemned
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Yoke » Figurative

Jeremiah 5:6 (show verse)

Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them,
A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,
A leopard is watching their cities.
Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many,
Their apostasies are numerous.

Animals » Names of » Leopards
Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Forests » Infested by wild beasts
Leopard » Fierceness of
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Leopard » Described as » Fierce and cruel
Lions » Figurative » Of a ruler's anger
Lions » Inhabits » Forests
Wolf » Ravenous
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey

Jeremiah 5:7 (show verse)

“Why should I pardon you?
Your sons have forsaken Me
And sworn by those who are not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
They committed adultery
And trooped to the harlot’s house.

Forsaking God » Wickedness of
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » No gods
Ingratitude to God » Prosperity likely to produce
Prosperity » Dangers of

Jeremiah 5:8 (show verse)

“They were well-fed lusty horses,
Each one neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

Ingratitude to God » Prosperity likely to produce

Jeremiah 5:9 (show verse)

“Shall I not punish these people,” declares the Lord,
“And on a nation such as this

Shall I not avenge Myself?

Ingratitude to God » Prosperity likely to produce
national Sins » Denunciations against

Jeremiah 5:10 (show verse)

“Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.

Battlements » On the walls
Ingratitude to God » Prosperity likely to produce
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy

Jeremiah 5:11 (show verse)

“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares the Lord.

Ingratitude to God » Prosperity likely to produce

Jeremiah 5:12 (show verse)

They have lied about the Lord
And said, “

Not He;

Misfortune will not come on us,
And we will not see sword or famine.

Atheism » General references to
Carnal security » War and famine
Infidelity » Doubters » Atheism, general references to
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » War and famine
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » God will not punish our sins

Jeremiah 5:13 (show verse)

“The prophets are as wind,
And the word is not in them.
Thus it will be done to them!”

False prophets » Compared to wind

Jeremiah 5:14 (show verse)

Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts,
“Because you have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire
And this people wood, and it will consume them.

Fire » Illustrative of » The word of God
God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Inspiration » Promises of special
Power » Of the word » A devouring flame
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
The word of God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Word » As weapon » A devouring flame
Word » Power of » A devouring flame

Jeremiah 5:15 (show verse)

“Behold, I am bringing a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel,” declares the Lord.
“It is an enduring nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.

Armies » Often went on foreign service
Babylon » Remarkable for » Antiquity
Chosen Instruments » Of judgment
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy
Language » Interpretation of » The jews punished by being given up to people of a strange
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Instruments of judgment sent against sinful nation

Jeremiah 5:16 (show verse)

“Their quiver is like an open grave,
All of them are mighty men.

Arrows » Carried in a quiver
Babylon » Remarkable for » Military power
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy

Jeremiah 5:17 (show verse)

“They will devour your harvest and your food;
They will devour your sons and your daughters;
They will devour your flocks and your herds;
They will devour your vines and your fig trees;
They will demolish with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust.

Armies » Devastation occasioned by
Famine » Described
Fig tree » The jews punished by » Enemies devouring fruit of
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy

Jeremiah 5:18 (show verse)

“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not make you a complete destruction.

Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy

Jeremiah 5:19 (show verse)

It shall come about when they say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’

Forsaking God » General references to
Hearing » Who does not hear God
Idolatry » Consists in » Serving other gods
Seeing » Who does not see God

Jeremiah 5:20 (show verse)

“Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

Hearing » Who does not hear God
Seeing » Who does not see God
Understanding » Those that are void of understanding

Jeremiah 5:21 (show verse)

‘Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people,
Who have eyes but do not see;
Who have ears but do not hear.

spiritual Blindness » The wicked are in
Hearing » Who does not hear God
Seeing » Who does not see God
Understanding » Those that are void of understanding

Jeremiah 5:22 (show verse)

‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.

Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
Power » Of God » Feared
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
Sea » The sea controlled
the Sea » The waves of » Tossed to and fro
the Sea » Sand the barrier of

Jeremiah 5:23 (show verse)

‘But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart;
They have turned aside and departed.

Heart » The unregenerate » Is wayward
character of the unrenewed Heart » Rebellious
Rebellion against God » The heart is the seat of
Sin » What sin does

Jeremiah 5:24 (show verse)

‘They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
Who gives rain in its season,
Both the autumn rain and the spring rain,
Who keeps for us
The appointed weeks of the harvest.”

Agriculture » God to be acknowledged in
Agriculture or husbandry » The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of
Harvest » Promises of plentiful
Harvest » Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of
Harvest » Called the » Appointed weeks of harvest
Rain » Sent by God
Rain » The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing
Rain » God » Should be feared on account of
Sin » What sin does

Jeremiah 5:25 (show verse)

‘Your iniquities have turned these away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.

Profit and loss » Loss, spiritual » Causes of » Sin
Rain » Frequently withheld on account of iniquity
Sin » What sin does
Sin » Blessings withheld on account of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Jeremiah 5:26 (show verse)

‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They watch like fowlers lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.

Snare » Figurative » Of the devices of evil people to deceive the righteous
Snares » Who sets snares
Snares laid » General references to
Vengeance » Who the lord shall take vengeance upon

Jeremiah 5:27 (show verse)

‘Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.

Birds » Confinement » Cages
Cage » For birds, unclean
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their houses
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Snares » Who sets snares
Vengeance » Who the lord shall take vengeance upon

Jeremiah 5:28 (show verse)

‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the

orphan, that they may prosper;

And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

Corruption » Moral
Deceit » Evil of » Leads to pride and oppression
Deceit » Leads » To pride and oppression
Evil » Filled » Moral
Fatherless » The wicked » Judge not for
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who judge not
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Perils of » Warnings against worldly fulness
Prosperity » Of the wicked, general references to
Sin » Increment of » Seen in the history of israel
Sin » Progressive » Seen in the history of israel
Sins » Increment » Seen in the history of israel
Snares » Who sets snares
Vengeance » Who the lord shall take vengeance upon
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of

Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
priests » Corrupt
False prophets » The people » Encouraged and praised
False prophets » Prophesied » Falsely
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Priests, corrupt

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Themes in Jeremiah 5

Jeremiah 5:1 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:2 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:3 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:4 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:5 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:6 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:7 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:8 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:9 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:10 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:11 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:12 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:13 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:14 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:15 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:16 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:17 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:18 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:19 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:20 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:21 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:22 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:23 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:24 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:25 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:26 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:27 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:28 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:29 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:30 (show verse)

Jeremiah 5:31 (show verse)