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A Dialogue about Righteousness: The Lord Speaks

“Wander through the streets of Jerusalem.

Look and investigate;[a]
search through her squares
    and see whether you find anyone—
even one person there—doing justice and seeking truth.
    Then I’ll forgive them.[b]
Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
    still they are swearing falsely.”[c]

The Prophet Speaks

Lord, don’t your eyes look for truth?
    You struck[d] them, but they didn’t flinch.[e]
You brought them to an end,
    but they refused to receive discipline.
They made their faces harder than stone,
    and they refused to repent.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:1 Lit. know
  2. Jeremiah 5:1 Lit. her; i.e. Judah
  3. Jeremiah 5:2 Or swearing to false gods
  4. Jeremiah 5:3 I.e. in discipline
  5. Jeremiah 5:3 Or did not weaken

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.
Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(F)
    still they are swearing falsely.(G)

Lord, do not your eyes(H) look for truth?
    You struck(I) them, but they felt no pain;
    you crushed them, but they refused correction.(J)
They made their faces harder than stone(K)
    and refused to repent.(L)

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