Jeremiah 5:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

“Search Jerusalem for honest people who try to be faithful. If you can find even one, I'll forgive the whole city.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:10

He answered, “LORD God All-Powerful, I've always done my best to obey you. But your people have broken their solemn promise to you. They have torn down your altars and killed all your prophets, except me. And now they are even trying to kill me!”

2 Chronicles 16:9

The LORD is constantly watching everyone, and he gives strength to those who faithfully obey him. But you have done a foolish thing, and your kingdom will never be at peace again.

Psalm 12:1

Please help me, LORD! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared.

Psalm 14:2

From heaven the LORD looks down to see if anyone is wise enough to search for him.

Psalm 14:3

But all of them are corrupt; no one does right.

Psalm 94:16

Who will stand up for me against those cruel people?

Proverbs 20:6

There are many who say, “You can trust me!” But can they be trusted?

Proverbs 23:23

Invest in truth and wisdom, discipline and good sense, and don't part with them.

Proverbs 8:3

She stands by the city gate where everyone enters the city, and she shouts:

Song of Solomon 3:2

So I searched through the town for the one I love. I looked in every street, but he wasn't there.

Isaiah 59:4

You falsely accuse others and tell lies in court; sin and trouble are the names of your children.

Jeremiah 2:29

The LORD said to Israel: You accuse me of not saving you, but I say you have rebelled.

Jeremiah 44:15

A large number of Jews from both northern and southern Egypt listened to me as I told them what the LORD had said. Most of the men in the crowd knew that their wives often burnt incense to other gods. So they and their wives shouted:

Jeremiah 8:6

I listen carefully, but none of you admit that you've done wrong. Without a second thought, you run down the wrong road like cavalry troops charging into battle.

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I could go into the desert and find a hiding place from all who are treacherous and unfaithful to God.

Jeremiah 9:7

And so I will purify the hearts of my people just as gold is purified in a furnace. I have no other choice.

Ezekiel 22:30

I looked for someone to defend the city and to protect it from my anger, as well as to stop me from destroying it. But I found no one.

Ezekiel 9:9

The LORD answered, “The people of Israel and Judah have done horrible things. Their country is filled with murderers, and Jerusalem itself is filled with violence. They think that I have deserted them, and that I can't see what they are doing.

Daniel 12:4

Daniel, I now command you to keep the message of this book secret until the end of time, even though many people will go everywhere, searching for the knowledge to be found in it.

Joel 2:9

They swarm over city walls and enter our homes; they crawl in through windows, just like thieves.

Amos 8:12

You will search everywhere— from north to south, from east to west. You will go all over the earth, seeking a message from me, the LORD. But you won't find one.

Zechariah 2:4

and said, “Hurry! Tell that man with the measuring line that Jerusalem won't have any boundaries. It will be too full of people and animals even to have a wall.

Luke 14:21

The servant told his master what happened, and the master became so angry that he said, “Go as fast as you can to every street and alley in town! Bring in everyone who is poor or crippled or blind or lame.”

2 Thessalonians 2:10

Lost people will be fooled by his evil deeds. They could be saved, but they will refuse to love the truth and accept it.