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

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.

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

13The 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 9:27Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:27Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:18Classic cross-references Amos 9:8Classic cross-references

Original words

Go upעֲל֤וּH5927Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthrough her vineyardsבְשָׁרוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙H8284Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularand ravage themוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּH7843Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralbut do notאַֽל־H408Adverbfinish them offוְכָלָ֖הH3617Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular. . .תַּעֲשׂ֑וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrip offהָסִ֙ירוּ֙H5493Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralher branchesנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָH5189Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularforכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctiontheyהֵֽמָּה׃H1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluraldo notל֥וֹאH3808Adverb - Negative particlebelong to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

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

Original words

Forכִּי֩H3588Conjunctionthe houseבֵּ֧יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand the houseוּבֵ֥יתH1004Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularhave been utterly unfaithfulבָג֨וֹדH898Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .בָּגְד֜וּH898Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto Meבִּ֗יPreposition | first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

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

Original words

They have liedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙H3584Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralabout the LORDבַּיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralHeה֑וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwill not do anythingלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleharmרָעָ֔הH7451Adjective - feminine singularwill notוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlecomeתָב֤וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularto usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙H5921Preposition | first person common pluralwe will notל֥וֹאH3808Adverb - Negative particleseeנִרְאֶֽה׃H7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralswordוְחֶ֥רֶבH2719Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularor famineוְרָעָ֖בH7458Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

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

Original words

The prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙H5030Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralareיִֽהְי֣וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbut windלְר֔וּחַH7307Preposition-l | Noun - common singularfor the wordוְהַדִּבֵּ֖רH1699Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular[is] notאֵ֣יןH369Adverbin themבָּהֶ֑םPreposition | third person masculine pluralSo let [their own predictions]כֹּ֥הH3541Adverbbefallיֵעָשֶׂ֖הH6213Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthemלָהֶֽם׃סPreposition | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Literally let this befall them.

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