Jeremiah 5

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1: Run to and froH7751 through the streetsH2351 of Jerusalem,H3389 and SeeH7200 now,H4994 and know,H3045 and seekH1245 in her open placesH7339 ifH0518 you can findH4672 a man,H0376 ifH0518 there is [anyone]H3426 who executesH6213 judgment,H4941 who seeksH1245 the truth-H0530 and I will pardonH5545

2: And ThoughH0518 [As] lives-H2416 YahwehH3068 they say,H0559 surelyH3651 falselyH8267 they swear.H7650

3: Yahweh,H3068 Your eyesH5869 [are] notH3808 on the truth?H0530 You have strickenH5221 themH0853 but notH3808 they have grieved-H2342 You have consumed themH3615 but they have refusedH3985 to receiveH3947 correction.H4148 They have made harderH2388 their facesH6440 than rock-H5553 they have refusedH3985 to return.H7725

4: Therefore IH0589 said,H0559 surelyH0389 poor-H1800 those [are]H1992 they are foolish-H2973 forH3588 notH3808 they do knowH3045 the wayH1870 of Yahweh,H3068 the judgmentH4941 of their God.H0430

5: Will goH1980 toH0413 the great men,H1419 and speakH1696 to themH0853 forH3588 theyH1992 have knownH3045 the wayH1870 of Yahweh,H3068 the judgmentH4941 of their God.H0430 ButH0389 thoseH1992 altogetherH3162 have brokenH7665 the yoke,H5923 [And] burstH5423 the bonds.H4147

6: OverH5921 thereforeH3651 shall slay themH5221 a lionH0738 from the forestH3293 a wolfH2061 of the desertsH6160 shall destroy themH7703 a leopardH5246 will watchH8245 overH5921 their cities.H5892 EveryoneH3605 who goes outH3318 from there [shall] beH2007 torn in pieces-H2963 becauseH3588 are many,H7231 their transgressionsH6588 have increased.H6105 Their backslidings.H4878

7: HowH0335 for this?H2063 shall I pardonH5545 youH5545 Your childrenH1121 have forsaken MeH5800 and swornH7650 by notH3808 [those that are] gods.H0430 And when I had fed to the fullH7650 themH0853 and they committed adultery,H5003 and in the housesH1004 harlots'H2181 assembled themselves by troops.H1413

8: [like] stallionsH5483 lustyH2109 well-fed-H7904 they wereH1961 every oneH0376 afterH0413 wifeH0802 of his neighborH7453 neighed.H6670

9: Shall forH5921 these [things]H0428 notH3808 I punish [them]H6485 saysH5002 Yahweh,H3068 andH0518 on a nationH1471 suchH0834 as this?H2088 notH3808 shall avengeH5358 I Myself.H5315

10: Go upH5927 on her walls,H8284 and destroy-H7843 but a complete end-H3617 notH0408 do makeH6213 take awayH5493 her branches-H5189 forH3588 notH3808 of YahwehH3068 they [are].H1992

11: ForH3588 veryH0898 have dealt treacherouslyH0898 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 saysH5002 Yahweh.H3068

12: They have liedH3584 about Yahweh,H3068 and said,H0559 [it is] notH3808 He-H1931 and neitherH3808 will comeH0935 upon usH5921 evilH7451 and swordH2719 nor famineH7458 orH3808 shall we see.H7200

13: And the prophetsH5030 becomeH1961 wind,H7307 for the wordH1699 [is] notH0369 thusH3541 shall it be doneH6213

14: ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH0559 YahwehH3068 GodH0430 of hosts,H6635 becauseH3282 you speakH1696 -H0853 word,H1697 thisH2088 beholdH2005 I will makeH5414 My wordsH1697 in your mouthH6310 fire,H0784 and peopleH5971 thisH2088 wood,H6086 and it shall devour them.H0398

15: BeholdH2005 I will bringH0935 against youH5921 a nationH1471 from afar,H4801 houseH1004 of Israel,H3478 saysH5002 Yahweh.H3068 A nation,H1471 enduringH0386 it [is]H1931 nation,H1471 an ancientH5769 it [is]H1931 a nationH1471 not,H3808 you do knowH3045 whose languageH3956 norH3808 can you understandH8085 whatH4100 they say.H1696

16: Their quiver [is]H0827 like tomb,H6913 an openH6605 they [are] allH3605 mighty men.H1368

17: And they shall eat upH0398 your harvest,H7105 and your bread,H3899 [Which] should eat-H0398 your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 they shall eat upH0398 your flocksH6629 and your herds-H1241 they shall eat upH0398 your vinesH1612 and your fig trees-H8384 they shall destroyH7567 cities,H5892 your fortifiedH4013 in whichH0834 youH0859 trust,H0982 thoseH2007 with the sword.H2719

18: And neverthelessH1571 in days,H3117 thoseH1992 saysH5002 Yahweh,H3068 notH3808 I will makeH6213 of youH0854 a complete end.H3617

19: And it will be,H1961 whenH3588 you say,H0559 whyH8478 whyH4100 does doH6213 YahwehH3068 our GodH0430 -H0853 allH3605 these [things]H0428 then you shall answerH0559 themH0413 just asH0834 you have forsakenH5800 MeH0853 and servedH5647 godsH0430 foreignH5236 in your land,H0776 soH3651 you shall serveH5647 aliensH2114 in a landH0776 [that is] notH3808

20: DeclareH5046 thisH2063 in the houseH1004 of Jacob,H3290 and proclaim itH8085 in Judah,H3063 saying,H0559

21: HearH8085 nowH4994 this,H2063 people,H5971 foolishH5530 and withoutH0369 understanding-H3820 who have eyes,H5869 and not-H3808 seeH7200 and who have ears,H0241 and not-H3808 hear.H8085

22: MeH0853 notH3808 do you fearH3372 saysH5002 Yahweh.H3068 AtH0518 at My presence,H6440 notH3808 will you trembleH2342 whoH0834 have placedH7760 the sandH2344 as the boundH1366 of the seaH3220 by a decree,H2706 perpetualH5769 that cannotH3808 it pass beyond itH5674 and though toss to and fro,H1607 and yet cannotH3808 they prevail-H3201 and Though they roar,H1993 its wavesH1530 and yet cannotH3808 they pass over it.H5674

23: But peopleH5971 thisH2088 hasH1961 heart-H3820 a defiantH5637 and rebelliousH4784 they have revoltedH5493 and departed.H1980

24: And notH3808 they do sayH0559 in their heart,H3824 let us fearH3372 nowH4994 -H0853 YahwehH3068 our God,H0430 who givesH5414 rain,H1653 both the formerH3138 and the latter,H4456 in its season,H6256 the weeksH7620 of appointedH2708 the harvestH7105 He reservesH8104

25: Your iniquitiesH5771 have turned awayH5186 these [things]H0428 and your sinsH2403 have withheldH4513 goodH2896 from you.H4480

26: ForH3588 are foundH4672 among My peopleH5971 wicked [men]H7563 they lie in wait,H7789 as one who setsH7918 snares-H3353 they setH5324 a trap,H4889 menH0582 they catch.H3920

27: As a cageH3619 is fullH4392 of birds,H5775 soH3651 their houses [are]H1004 fullH4392 of deceit-H4820 uponH5921 thusH3651 they have become great,H1431 and grown rich.H6238

28: They have grown fat,H8080 they are sleek,H6245 Yes,H1571 they surpassH5674 the deedsH1697 of the wicked-H7451 the cause,H1779 notH3808 they do pleadH1777 the causeH1779 of the fatherless,H3490 and yet they prosper-H6743 and the rightH4941 of the needyH0034 notH3808 they do defend.H8199

29: Shall forH5921 these [things]H0428 notH3808 I punish [them]H6485 saysH5002 Yahweh,H3068 OnH0518 on a nationH1471 suchH0834 as this?H2088 notH3808 shall avengeH5358 I Myself.H5315

30: An astonishingH8047 and horrible thingH8186 Has been committedH1961 in the land-H0776

31: the prophetsH5030 prophesyH5012 falsely,H8267 and the priestsH3548 ruleH7287 byH5921 their [own] power-H3027 and My peopleH5971 love [to have it]H0157 so!H3651 but whatH4100 will you doH6213 in the end.H0319