“Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem and see now and know and Seek in the broad places thereof if you can find a man if there be any that execute of judgment That seeketh the truth and I will pardon it.”
Jeremiah 5
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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.
“run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem and see now and know and seek in the broad places there if You can find a man if there be any that executed judgment and that seeketh the truth and I will pardon it.”
2Although they say, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' they are swearing falsely."
“And though they say the Lord liveth, surely they swear falsely.”
“though they say, as the Lord lives, surely they swear falsely.”
“though they say as the Lord lives, yet they swear falsely.”
“And though they say the Lord liveth Surely they swear falsely”
“though they say the Lord liveth, surely they swear falsely.”
3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
“O Lord, are not your eyes upon the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to…”
“Lord, are not your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive your correction. They have made their faces harder than rock. They have refused to…”
“O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved. Thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock, and they have…”
“Lord are not thine eyes upon the truth. Thou has stricken them, but they have not grieved thou has consumed them, but they have Refused to receive correction they have made their faces harder than a rock they have refused to…”
4Then 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.
“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.”
“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.”
“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,”
5I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God." But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
“I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them, for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God. But these have altogether broken the yoke and burst the bonds.”
“I will go to the great men and speak to them, for they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God. But even these have altogether broken the yoke and burst the bonds.”
“I will get me unto the great men and will speak unto them for they have known the way of the Lord and the judgment Of their God, but these have all together broken the yoke and have burst their bonds.”
“I will get unto the great men. I will speak to them, for they have known the way of the Lord and the judgment of their God. But these have altogether broken the yoke and they burst the bonds.”
6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
“Wherefore, a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall swallow them. A leopard shall watch over their cities. Every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions…”
“wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them and a wolf of the evening shall spoil them a leopard shall watch over their cities everyone that goeth out then shall be torn in pieces because their transgressions are many and…”
7"Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
“Why should I pardon you? Your sons have forsaken Me and sworn by those who are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery and proofed to the harlot's house.”
“How shall I pardon thee for this, that children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods? When I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlot's houses.”
“How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by those that are not even God's. When I had fed them to the full and they committed adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harlot's houses.”
“How shall I pardon thee for this? God cries, thy children have forsaken me and they've sworn by them that are not gods. When I fed them to the full, they committed adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harlot's…”
8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor's wife.
“They were well fed lusty horses, each one neighing after his neighbor's wife.”
“They were as fed horses in the morning, every one made after his neighbor's wife.”
9Should I not punish them for these things?" declares the LORD. "Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
“Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
“Shall I not punish them for these things, says the Lord, and shall I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?”
“Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
“Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord, and shall not my soul be avenged on such nation as this?”
“Shall I not punish these people as the Bible declares the Lord? And on a nation such as this, shall I not avenge Myself?”
10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
“Go ye up upon her walls and destroy, but make not a full end. Take away her battlements, for they are not the Lord's.”
“Go up on her walls and destroy but do not make a complete end. Take away her branches for they are not the Lord's”
“Go ye up upon her walls and destroy, but make not a foal, and take away her battlements, for they are not the Lord's.”
“go through her vine rows and destroy this vineyard, but do not execute a complete destruction, strip away her branches, for they are not the Lord's”
11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me," declares the LORD.
“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.”
“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.”
“for the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously with me says the Lord.”
12They have lied about the LORD and said: "He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
“They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he, neither shall evil come upon us, neither shall we see sword nor famine,”
“they have lied about the Lord and said it is not He neither will evil come upon us nor shall we see sword or famine”
“They have belied the Lord and said it is not he neither shall evil come upon us neither shall we see sword nor famine”
“They have belied the Lord and said, it is not he. Neither shall evil come upon us, neither shall we see the sword or famine.”
13The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them."
“and the prophets become wind for the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them”
“and the prophet shall become wind, and the word is not in them, thus shall it be done unto them.”
“and the Prophet shall become wind and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done unto them.”
14Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: "Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
“Wherefore, thus saith the Lord God of hosts, because he speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people would, and it shall devour them.”
15Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel," declares the LORD. "It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
“Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from afar. O house of Israel, saith the Lord, it is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandeth what they say.”
16Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
“Their quiver is an open sepulcher. They are all mighty men,”
17They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust."
“and they shall eat up thine harvest and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat. They shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees, they shall impoverish thy fenced cities…”
“and they shall eat up your harvest and take your bread which your Sons and your daughters should eat. They shall eat your flocks and your herds. They shall eat your vines and your fig trees. They shall destroy your fortified…”
18"Yet even in those days," declares the LORD, "I will not make a full end of you.
“Nevertheless, in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.”
“Nevertheless in those days says the Lord I will not make a complete end of you.”
“Yet even in those days, declares the Lord, I will not make you a complete destruction.”
19And when the people ask, 'For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?' You are to tell them, 'Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.'"
“It shall come about when they say, why has the Lord our God done all these things to us? Then you shall say to them, as you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not…”
20Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:
“Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,”
“Declare this in the house of Jacob and publish it in Judah saying”
“Declare this in the house of Jacob. Publish it in Judah, saying,”
21"Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding, Which have eyes, and see not, which have ears, and hear not.”
“now this Oh foolish people and Without understanding which have eyes and see not which have ears and hear not”
22Do you not fear Me?" declares the LORD. "Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
“Fear ye not me, saith the Lord? Will ye not tremble at my presence? Which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, That it cannot pass it, and through the waves thereof toss themselves? Yet can they…”
“Fear ye not me, saith the Lord? Will ye not tremble at my presence, which hath placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? Though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not…”
23But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
“But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart. They are revolted and gone.”
“But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart. They have revolted and departed.”
“But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart, they are revolted and gone,”
“but this people have a revolting and a rebellious heart. They are revolted and gone.”
24They have not said in their hearts, 'Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.'
“Neither say they in their heart. Let us now fear the Lord our God that giveth rain, both the former and the latter in his season. He reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
“neither say they in their heart, let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter in his season, he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
“They do not say in their hearts, Let us now fear the Lord our God who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
“neither. They say they in their heart. Let us now fear the Lord our God Who gives rain both the former and the latter in his season? He reserves unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
“Your iniquities have turned away these things and your sins have withholden good things from you.”
“your iniquities have turned these things away and your sins have withheld good from you.”
“your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.”
“Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.”
“Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.”
“Your iniquities are sins, have turned these away.". "...And your sins have withheld good from you.".”
26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
“For among my people are found wicked men. They lay wait, as he that setteth snares. They set a trap, they catch men.”
“For among my people are found wicked men. They lay wait as he that sets snares. They set a trap. They catch men.”
“For among my people are found wicked men. They lay wait as he that set snares. They set a trap. They catch men”
“For wicked men are found where? Among whom? Among My people. They watch like fowlers laying wait. They set a trap. They catch men”
“for among my people are found wicked men. They lay wait as he that said his snares and they set a trap they catch men.”
“wicked men are found among my people. They lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap they catch men”
27Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they are become great and waxen rich,”
“as a cage is full of birds. So are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they are become great and waxen rich.”
“as a cage is full of birds. So are their houses full of deceit? They are become great and waxen rich.”
“like a cage full of birds. So their houses are full of deceit. Therefore, they become great and rich.”
“like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit, therefore they become great and rich,”
28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
“They are waxen fat. They shine. Yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked. They judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper and the right of the needy. Do they not judge?”
“They are waxen fat. They shine. Yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked. They judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper. And the right of the needy, they do not judge.”
“They are waxen fat they shine. Yes, they overpass the deeds of the wicked. They judge not the cause the cause of the fatherless. Yet they prosper and the right of the needy do they not judge.”
29Should I not punish them for these things?" declares the LORD. "Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
“shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord. Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this”
“shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this.”
“Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
“shall I not punish these people declares the Lord on a nation such as this. Shall I not avenge myself?”
“Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? Shall not my soul be avenged on a nation like this?”
30A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.
“A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land.”
“an appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land.”
“A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land.”
“an astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land.”
“A awesome, wonderful, and horrible thing is committed in the land.”
“A Wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land.”
31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it so. And what will ye do in the end thereof?”
“The prophets prophesy falsely and the priests rule by their own power. And my people love to have it so, but what will you do in the end?”
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their own power. And my people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?”
“The prophets prophesy falsely and the priests rule on their own authority. And my people love it so. But what will you do at the end of it?”
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James Begg
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“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it so. And what will ye do in the end thereof?”
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule on their own authority, and my people love it so. But what will you do in the end of it?”
