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Chapter 5[a]

Evil Everywhere

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem,
    look around and take careful note;
    search through the public squares.
If you can find even one person
    who acts justly and seeks the truth,
    I will pardon this city.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:1 No one is as sensitive as Jeremiah to the sin that is spreading like a canker. God has been hunted from the life of his people, without hope of a return.

Not One Is Upright

“Go up and down(A) the streets of Jerusalem,
    look around and consider,(B)
    search through her squares.
If you can find but one person(C)
    who deals honestly(D) and seeks the truth,
    I will forgive(E) this city.

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