Focused Passage

Jeremiah 5:10-13

Search Jerusalem: No Truth, No Justice, and No Fear of the LORD

The chapter moves from a citywide search for one just and truthful person, to the exposure of stubborn rebellion among poor and great alike, to the announcement of enemy judgment, to charges of unbelief and false prophecy, to creation-based rebuke for lacking fear of the LORD, and finally to social injustice, leadership corruption, and the terrifying fact that the people love it so.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10 Go 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.

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,” declares the LORD.

12 They 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.

13 The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Cross-references

Romans 9:27 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:27 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:11 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:18 Classic cross-references Amos 9:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Go up עֲל֤וּ H5927 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural through her vineyards בְשָׁרוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ H8284 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular and ravage them וְשַׁחֵ֔תוּ H7843 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural but do not אַֽל־ H408 Adverb finish them off וְכָלָ֖ה H3617 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular . . . תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strip off הָסִ֙ירוּ֙ H5493 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural her branches נְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָ H5189 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular for כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction they הֵֽמָּה׃ H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural do not ל֥וֹא H3808 Adverb - Negative particle belong to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Jeremiah 3:20 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 12:1 Classic cross-references Hosea 6:7 Classic cross-references Isaiah 24:16 Classic cross-references Isaiah 48:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּי֩ H3588 Conjunction the house בֵּ֧ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the house וּבֵ֥ית H1004 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular have been utterly unfaithful בָג֨וֹד H898 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . בָּגְד֜וּ H898 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural to Me בִּ֗י Preposition | first person common singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

2 Peter 3:4 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:16 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 1:5 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:15 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

They have lied כִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ H3584 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural about the LORD בַּיהוָ֔ה H3068 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular and said וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural He ה֑וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular will not do anything לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle harm רָעָ֔ה H7451 Adjective - feminine singular will not וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle come תָב֤וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular to us עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ H5921 Preposition | first person common plural we will not ל֥וֹא H3808 Adverb - Negative particle see נִרְאֶֽה׃ H7200 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural sword וְחֶ֥רֶב H2719 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular or famine וְרָעָ֖ב H7458 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Isaiah 41:29 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:15 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:13 Classic cross-references Job 8:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

The prophets וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ H5030 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural are יִֽהְי֣וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural but wind לְר֔וּחַ H7307 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular for the word וְהַדִּבֵּ֖ר H1699 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular [is] not אֵ֣ין H369 Adverb in them בָּהֶ֑ם Preposition | third person masculine plural So let [their own predictions] כֹּ֥ה H3541 Adverb befall יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular them לָהֶֽם׃ס Preposition | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Literally let this befall them.

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