Jeremiah 5:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ “Let me go to the great men and speak to them, for they have known the way of יהוה, the right-ruling of their Elohim.” But these have altogether broken the yoke and torn off the bonds.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ I will go to the great men and will speak to them, for they must know the way of the Lord, the judgment (the just and righteous law) of their God. But [I found the very reverse to be true] these had all alike broken the yoke [of God's law] and had burst the bonds [of obedience to Him].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, and the law of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Common English Bible

⁵ Let me go and speak to the powerful people, for they will surely know the LORD’s way and the justice of their God. But they too have broken their yoke and shattered the chains.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Therefore, I will go to great men, and I will speak with them. For they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God. And behold, these ones have broken the yoke all the more; they have torn apart the bonds.

Jeremiah 5:5 Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:14

Also, all the heads of the priests and the people trespassed more and more, according to all the abominations of the gentiles, and they defiled the House of יהוה  which He had set apart in Yerushalayim.

Exodus 32:25

And Mosheh saw that the people were let loose, for Aharon had let them loose, to their shame among their enemies.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are stubborn, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and runs after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow reach them.

Jeremiah 2:20

“For of old you have broken your yoke and tore of your bonds. And you said, ‘I am not serving You,’ when on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down, a whore.

Jeremiah 2:31

“O generation, see the word of יהוה! Have I been a wilderness to Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 30:14

‘All those loving you have forgotten you, they do not seek you. For I smote you as an enemy smites, with cruel chastisement, because your crookedness is great, your sins have increased.

Jeremiah 6:13

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, they are all greedy for gain. And from the prophet even to the priest, all act falsely.

Jeremiah 8:7

“Even a stork in the heavens knows her appointed times. And a turtledove, and a swallow, and a thrush observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the right-ruling of יהוה.

Jeremiah 9:3

“And they bend their tongue like a bow. Falsehood, and not truth, prevails on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they have not known Me,” declares יהוה.

Ezekiel 11:2

And He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot wickedness and give evil counsel in this city,

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Shomeron, who are oppressing the poor, who are crushing the needy, who are saying to their masters, “Bring wine, let us drink!”

Amos 6:1

Woe to those at ease in Tsiyon, and those trusting in Mount Shomeron, the distinguished ones among the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Yisra’ĕ

Micah 3:11

Her heads judge for a bribe, her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for a price. Yet they lean on יהוה, and say, “Is not יהוה  in our midst? Evil does not come upon us.”

Malachi 2:7

“For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and they seek the Torah from his mouth, for he is the messenger of יהוה  of hosts.

Luke 18:24

And when יהושע  saw that he became intensely sad, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the reign of Elohim!

Luke 19:14

“But his subjects were hating him, and sent a delegation after him, to say, ‘We do not wish this one to reign over us.’