Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

Jeremiah 5

1 The judgments of God upon the Jews, for their perverseness, 7 for their adultery, 10 for their impiety, 19 for their contempt of God, 25 and for their great corruption in the civil state, 30 and ecclesiastical.

 5:1 ¶ Run ye to and fro 7751 z8786 through the streets 2351 of Jerusalem, 3389 and see 7200 z8798 now, x4994 and know, 3045 z8798 and seek 1245 z8761 in the broad places 7339 thereof, if x518 ye can find 4672 z8799 a man, 376 if x518 there be 3426 [any] that executeth 6213 z8802 judgment, 4941 that seeketh 1245 z8764 the truth; 530 and I will pardon 5545 z8799 it.

 5:2 And though x518 they say, 559 z8799 The LORD 3068 liveth; 2416 surely x3651 they swear 7650 z8735 falsely. 8267

 5:3 O LORD, 3068 [are] not x3808 thine eyes 5869 upon the truth? 530 thou hast stricken 5221 z8689 them, but they have not x3808 grieved; 2342 z8804 thou hast consumed 3615 z8765 them, [but] they have refused 3985 z8765 to receive 3947 z8800 correction: 4148 they have made their faces 6440 harder 2388 z8765 than a rock; 5553 x4480 they have refused 3985 z8765 to return. 7725 z8800

 5:4 Therefore I x589 said, 559 z8804 Surely x389 these x1992 [are] poor; 1800 they are foolish: 2973 z8738 for x3588 they know 3045 z8804 not x3808 the way 1870 of the LORD, 3068 [nor] the judgment 4941 of their God. 430

 5:5 I will get y3212 z8799 x1980 me unto x413 the great men, 1419 and will speak y1696 z8762 unto x1696 them; for x3588 they x1992 have known 3045 z8804 the way 1870 of the LORD, 3068 [and] the judgment 4941 of their God: 430 but x389 these x1992 have altogether 3162 broken 7665 z8804 the yoke, 5923 [and] burst 5423 z8765 the bonds. 4147

 5:6 Wherefore x5921 x3651 a lion 738 out of the forest 3293 x4480 shall slay 5221 z8689 them, [and] a wolf 2061 of the evenings 6160 shall spoil 7703 z8799 them, a leopard 5246 shall watch 8245 z8802 over x5921 their cities: 5892 every one x3605 that goeth out 3318 z8802 thence x4480 x2007 shall y2007 be torn in pieces: 2963 z8735 because x3588 their transgressions 6588 are many, 7231 z8804 [and] their backslidings 4878 are increased. 6105 z8804

 5:7 ¶ How 335 shall I pardon 5545 z8799 thee for this? 2063 thy children 1121 have forsaken 5800 z8804 me, and sworn 7650 z8735 by [them that are] no 3808 gods: 430 when I had fed them to the full, y7650 z8686 x7646 x853 they then committed adultery, 5003 z8799 and assembled themselves x1413 by troops y1413 z8704 in the harlots' 2181 z8802 houses. 1004

 5:8 They were x1961 [as] fed 2109 z8716 horses 5483 in the morning: 7904 z8688 every one 376 neighed 6670 z8799 after x413 his neighbour's 7453 wife. 802

 5:9 Shall I not x3808 visit 6485 z8799 for x5921 these x428 [things]? saith 5002 z8803 the LORD: 3068 and x518 shall not x3808 my soul 5315 be avenged 5358 z8691 on such x834 a nation 1471 as this? x2088

 5:10 ¶ Go ye up 5927 z8798 upon her walls, 8284 and destroy; 7843 z8761 but make 6213 z8799 not x408 a full end: 3617 take away 5493 z8685 her battlements; 5189 for x3588 they x1992 [are] not x3808 the LORD'S. 3068

 5:11 For x3588 the house 1004 of Israel 3478 and the house 1004 of Judah 3063 have dealt very y898 z8800 treacherously 898 z8804 against me, saith 5002 z8803 the LORD. 3068

 5:12 They have belied 3584 z8765 the LORD, 3068 and said, 559 z8799 [It is] not x3808 he; x1931 neither x3808 shall evil 7451 come 935 z8799 upon x5921 us; neither x3808 shall we see 7200 z8799 sword 2719 nor famine: 7458

 5:13 And the prophets 5030 shall become x1961 wind, 7307 and the word y1696 z8763 x1699 [is] not x369 in them: thus x3541 shall it be done 6213 z8735 unto them.

 5:14 Wherefore x3651 thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts, 6635 Because x3282 ye speak 1696 z8763 x853 this x2088 word, 1697 behold, x2009 I will make 5414 z8802 my words 1697 in thy mouth 6310 fire, 784 and this x2088 people 5971 wood, 6086 and it shall devour 398 z8804 them.

 5:15 Lo, x2009 I will bring 935 z8688 a nation 1471 upon x5921 you from far, 4801 x4480 O house 1004 of Israel, 3478 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD: 3068 it x1931 [is] a mighty 386 nation, 1471 it x1931 [is] an ancient 5769 x4480 nation, 1471 a nation 1471 whose language 3956 thou knowest 3045 z8799 not, x3808 neither x3808 understandest 8085 z8799 what x4100 they say. 1696 z8762

 5:16 Their quiver 827 [is] as an open 6605 z8803 sepulchre, 6913 they [are] all x3605 mighty men. 1368

 5:17 And they shall eat up 398 z8804 thine harvest, 7105 and thy bread, 3899 [which] thy sons 1121 and thy daughters 1323 should eat: 398 z8799 they shall eat up 398 z8799 thy flocks 6629 and thine herds: 1241 they shall eat up 398 z8799 thy vines 1612 and thy fig trees: 8384 they shall impoverish 7567 z8779 thy fenced 4013 cities, 5892 wherein x834 thou y2007 x859 trustedst, 982 z8802 with the sword. 2719

 5:18 Nevertheless x1571 in those x1992 days, 3117 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD, 3068 I will not x3808 make 6213 z8799 a full end 3617 with x854 you.

 5:19 ¶ And it shall come to pass, x1961 when x3588 ye shall say, 559 z8799 Wherefore 8478 4100 doeth 6213 z8804 the LORD 3068 our God 430 x853 all x3605 these x428 [things] unto us? then shalt thou answer 559 z8804 x413 them, Like x834 as ye have forsaken 5800 z8804 me, and served 5647 z8799 strange 5236 gods 430 in your land, 776 so x3651 shall ye serve 5647 z8799 strangers 2114 z8801 in a land 776 [that is] not x3808 yours.

 5:20 Declare 5046 z8685 this x2063 in the house 1004 of Jacob, 3290 and publish 8085 z8685 it in Judah, 3063 saying, 559 z8800

 5:21 Hear 8085 z8798 now x4994 this, x2063 O foolish 5530 people, 5971 and without x369 understanding; 3820 which have eyes, 5869 and see 7200 z8799 not; x3808 which have ears, 241 and hear 8085 z8799 not: x3808

 5:22 Fear 3372 z8799 ye not x3808 me? saith 5002 z8803 the LORD: 3068 will ye not x3808 tremble 2342 z8799 at my presence, 6440 x4480 which x834 have placed 7760 z8804 the sand 2344 [for] the bound 1366 of the sea 3220 by a perpetual 5769 decree, 2706 that it cannot x3808 pass 5674 z8799 it: and though the waves 1530 thereof toss y1607 z8691 themselves, x1607 yet can they not x3808 prevail; 3201 z8799 though they roar, 1993 z8804 yet can they not x3808 pass over 5674 z8799 it?

 5:23 But this x2088 people 5971 hath x1961 a revolting 5637 z8802 and a rebellious 4784 z8802 heart; 3820 they are revolted 5493 z8804 and gone. y3212 z8799 x1980

 5:24 Neither x3808 say 559 z8804 they in their heart, 3824 Let us now x4994 fear 3372 z8799 x853 the LORD 3068 our God, 430 that giveth 5414 z8802 rain, 1653 both the former 3138 and the latter, 4456 in his season: 6256 he reserveth 8104 z8799 unto us the appointed 2708 weeks 7620 of the harvest. 7105

 5:25 ¶ Your iniquities 5771 have turned away 5186 z8689 these x428 [things], and your sins 2403 have withholden 4513 z8804 good 2896 [things] from x4480 you.

 5:26 For x3588 among my people 5971 are found 4672 z8738 wicked 7563 [men]: they lay wait, 7789 z8799 as he that setteth 7918 z8800 snares; 3353 they set 5324 z8689 a trap, 4889 they catch 3920 z8799 men. y582 x376

 5:27 As a cage 3619 is full 4392 of birds, 5775 so x3651 [are] their houses 1004 full 4392 of deceit: 4820 therefore x5921 x3651 they are become great, 1431 z8804 and waxen rich. 6238 z8686

 5:28 They are waxen fat, 8080 z8804 they shine: 6245 z8804 yea, x1571 they overpass 5674 z8804 the deeds 1697 of the wicked: 7451 they judge 1777 z8804 not x3808 the cause, 1779 the cause x1779 of the fatherless, 3490 yet they prosper; 6743 z8686 and the right 4941 of the needy 34 do they not x3808 judge. 8199 z8804

 5:29 Shall I not x3808 visit 6485 z8799 for x5921 these x428 [things]? saith 5002 z8803 the LORD: 3068 shall not x3808 my soul 5315 be avenged 5358 z8691 on such x834 a nation 1471 as this? x2088

 5:30 ¶ A wonderful 8047 and horrible thing 8186 is committed 1961 z8738 in the land; 776

 5:31 The prophets 5030 prophesy 5012 z8738 falsely, 8267 and the priests 3548 bear rule 7287 z8799 by x5921 their means; 3027 and my people 5971 love 157 z8804 [to have it] so: x3651 and what x4100 will ye do 6213 z8799 in the end 319 thereof?