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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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שׁוֹטְט֞וּsho.Turove aboutH7751 →
בְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.Tzotin [the] streets ofH2351 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-and seeH7200 →
נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994 →
וּדְעוּ֙u.de.'Uand observeH3045 →
וּבַקְשׁ֣וּu.vak.Shuand searchH1245 →
בִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָvir.cho.o.Tei.hain open places itsH7339 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
תִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'Uyou will findH4672 →
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha personH376 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
יֵ֛שׁyeshthereH3426 →
עֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.Seh[is one who] doesH6213 →
מִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatjusticeH4941 →
מְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.Kesh[one who] seeksH1245 →
אֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahfaithfulnessH530 →
וְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.Lachso I may forgiveH5545 →
לָֽהּ׃Lah<to> <the> it

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Genesis 18:23–32Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?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.”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.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.”Isaiah 59:14–15So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.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.Psalms 14:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.Psalms 53:2–4God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Micah 7:1–2Woe 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.Isaiah 50:2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.Genesis 18:24What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?Isaiah 59:16He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?Isaiah 59:8The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.Jeremiah 2:29Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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