Jeremiah 5:1 ““Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; sear…”

Jeremiah 5:1

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

World English Bible

“Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in its wide places, if you can find a man, if there is anyone who does justly, who seeks truth, then I will pardon her.

American Standard Version

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.

Geneva Bible 1599

Run to and from by the streetes of Ierusalem, and beholde nowe, and knowe, and inquire in the open places thereof, if ye can finde a man, or if there be any that executeth iudgement, and seeketh the trueth, and I will spare it.

Darby Translation

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.

Young's Literal Translation

Go to and fro in streets of Jerusalem, And see, I pray you, and know, And seek in her broad places, if ye find a man, If there be one doing judgment, seeking stedfastness — Then am I propitious to her.

Bible in Basic English

Go quickly through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and get knowledge, and make a search in her wide places if there is a man, if there is one in her who is upright, who keeps faith; and she will have my forgiveness.

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Cross references

“Run ye”

2 Chronicles 16:9 Daniel 12:4 Joel 2:9 Amos 8:12 Zechariah 2:4

2 Chronicles 16:9 · BSB

For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be a…

Daniel 12:4 · BSB

But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”

Joel 2:9 · BSB

They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.

Amos 8:12 · BSB

People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.

Zechariah 2:4 · BSB

and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.

“seek”

Proverbs 8:3 Song of Solomon 3:2 Luke 14:21

Proverbs 8:3 · BSB

Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:

Song of Solomon 3:2 · BSB

I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.

Luke 14:21 · BSB

The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, th…

“if ye can”

Ezekiel 22:30 Proverbs 20:6 1 Kings 19:10

Ezekiel 22:30 · BSB

I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

Proverbs 20:6 · BSB

Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

1 Kings 19:10 · BSB

“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are…

“if there”

Genesis 18:23–32 Psalm 14:3 Psalm 53:2–4 Psalm 12:1 Micah 7:1 Micah 7:2

Genesis 18:23–32 · BSB

Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Psalm 14:3 · BSB

All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

Psalm 53:2–4 · BSB

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Psalm 12:1 · BSB

Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

Micah 7:1 · BSB

Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.

Micah 7:2 · BSB

The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

“that seeketh”

Isaiah 59:4 Proverbs 2:4–6 Proverbs 23:23 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Isaiah 59:14 Isaiah 59:15

Isaiah 59:4 · BSB

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Proverbs 2:4–6 · BSB

if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,

Proverbs 23:23 · BSB

Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

2 Thessalonians 2:10 · BSB

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

Isaiah 59:14 · BSB

So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

Isaiah 59:15 · BSB

Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”

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