Focused Passage

Jeremiah 5:7-9

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

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.

8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing 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?

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Verse 7

Cross-references

Galatians 4:8Classic cross-references Joshua 23:7Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:21Classic cross-references Jeremiah 2:11Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:4Classic cross-references

Original words

Whyאֵ֤יH335Interrogative. . .לָזֹאת֙H2063Preposition-l | Pronoun - feminine singularshould I forgive youאֶסְלוֹחַH5545Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular. . .לָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularYour childrenבָּנַ֣יִךְH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularhave forsaken Meעֲזָב֔וּנִיH5800Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singularand swornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּH7650Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralby [gods] that are notבְּלֹ֣אH3808Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particlegodsאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralI satisfiedוָאַשְׂבִּ֤עַH7646Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singulartheir needsאוֹתָם֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralyet they committed adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּH5003Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland assembledיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃H1413Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralat the housesוּבֵ֥יתH1004Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof prostitutesזוֹנָ֖הH2181Noun - feminine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Exodus 20:17Classic cross-references Exodus 20:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 13:27Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 11:2Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 11:3Classic cross-references

Original words

They areהָי֑וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwell-fedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםH2109Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plurallustyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםH7904Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralstallionsסוּסִ֥יםH5483Noun - masculine pluraleachאִ֛ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularneighingיִצְהָֽלוּ׃H6670Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralafterאֶל־H413Prepositionhis neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּH7453Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwifeאֵ֥שֶׁתH802Noun - feminine singular construct

Verse 9

Cross-references

Jeremiah 9:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:29Classic cross-references Ezekiel 17:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:24Classic cross-references Isaiah 65:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Should I notלוֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlepunish themאֶפְקֹ֖דH6485Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularforהַֽעַל־H5921Prepositionthese thingsאֵ֥לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהֹוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularוְאִם֙וְאִם֙H518ConjunctionShould I notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleavengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םH5358Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singularMyselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃סH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularon such a nationבְּג֣וֹיH1471Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeas thisכָּזֶ֔הH2088Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular

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