Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 5:1 (show verse)
"Wander through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and investigate; search through her squares and see whether you find anyone even one person there doing justice and seeking truth. Then I'll forgive them.
Jeremiah 5:2 (show verse)
Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives,' still they are swearing falsely."
Jeremiah 5:3 (show verse)
LORD, don't your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they didn't flinch. You brought them to an end, but they refused to receive discipline. They made their faces harder than stone, and they 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
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, "These are only the poor, they're foolish, for they don't know the LORD's way, the requirement 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
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)
Let me go to the leaders and speak to them. For they know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God." "But they, all together, have broken the yoke and torn off the restraints.
Jeremiah 5:6 (show verse)
Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will devastate them. A leopard is watching their towns, and everyone who goes out of them will be torn to pieces. For their transgressions are many, and their apostasies 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
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 forgive you? Your sons have forsaken me, and you have sworn by those who aren't gods. When I gave them enough food to satisfy them, they committed adultery and marched to the prostitute's house.
Jeremiah 5:8 (show verse)
They were well-fed, lusty stallions, each one neighing after his neighbor's wife.
Jeremiah 5:9 (show verse)
"Should I not punish them for these things?" asks the LORD, "And on a nation like this, should I not seek retribution?"
Jeremiah 5:10 (show verse)
"Go through her rows of vines and destroy them, but don't completely destroy them. Strip away her branches, because they aren't the LORD's.
Jeremiah 5:11 (show verse)
For both the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 5:12 (show verse)
"They have lied about the LORD by saying, "He wouldn't do that! Disaster won't come on us. We won't see sword and famine.
Jeremiah 5:13 (show verse)
The prophets are nothing but wind, and the word is not in them. So may the disaster happen to them!'"
Jeremiah 5:14 (show verse)
Therefore, this is what the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies says: "Because you people have said this, my words in your mouth will become a fire and these people the wood. The fire will destroy 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
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)
People of Israel, I'm now bringing a nation from far away to attack you," declares the LORD. "It is an enduring nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don't know. And you won't 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
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, and all of them are powerful warriors.
Jeremiah 5:17 (show verse)
"They'll devour your harvest and your food. They'll devour your sons and your daughters. They'll devour your vines and your fig trees. With their swords they'll batter down your fortified cities in which you trust.
Jeremiah 5:18 (show verse)
"Yet even in those days," declares the LORD, "I won't destroy you completely.
Jeremiah 5:19 (show verse)
When the people ask, "Why has the LORD our God done all this to us?' you are to say to them, "Just as you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'"
Jeremiah 5:20 (show verse)
"Declare this to the descendants of Jacob, and proclaim it in Judah:
Jeremiah 5:21 (show verse)
"Hear this, you foolish and stupid people: They have eyes, but don't see; they have ears, but don't hear.
Jeremiah 5:22 (show verse)
"You don't fear me, do you?' declares the LORD. "You don't tremble before me, do you? I'm the one who put the sand as a boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot cross. Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail against it, though they roar, they cannot cross 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
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 these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and have gone away.
Jeremiah 5:24 (show verse)
They don't say to themselves, "Let's fear the LORD our God, who gives rain in its season, both the autumn and the spring rain. He sets aside for us the weeks appointed for 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
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 things away, and your sins have held back from you what is good.
Jeremiah 5:26 (show verse)
"Evil men are found among my people. They lie in wait like someone who traps birds. They set a trap, but they do so to catch people.
Jeremiah 5:27 (show verse)
Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are filled with treachery. This is how they have become prominent and rich,
Jeremiah 5:28 (show verse)
and have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They don't argue the case of the orphan to secure justice. They don't 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
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
Jeremiah 5:29 (show verse)
"Should I not punish them for this?' asks the LORD. "Should I not avenge myself on a nation like this?'
Jeremiah 5:30 (show verse)
"An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land:
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Jeremiah 5:31 (show verse)
The prophets prophesy falsely, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?"