Jeremiah 5:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““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.”
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““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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 5:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:23Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
- Genesis 18:26So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
- 1 Kings 19:10“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 seeking my life as well.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For 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 at war.”
- Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
- Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Psalms 14:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Psalms 94:16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
- Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 8:3Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:
- Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
- Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Song of Solomon 3:2I 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.
- Isaiah 59:4No 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.
- Isaiah 59:14So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
- Jeremiah 2:29Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 8:6I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
- Jeremiah 9:2If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.
- Jeremiah 9:7Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
- Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
- Ezekiel 22:30I 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.
- Daniel 12:4But 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 2:9They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
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