Jeremiah 5:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.”
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“Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I--I said, `Surely these <FI>are<Fi> poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 5:4 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Isaiah 28:9Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
- Isaiah 29:12Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”
- Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
- Jeremiah 7:8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
- Jeremiah 8:7Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
- Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
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