Jeremiah 5:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Roam the streets of Jerusalem, look about and observe, Search through her squares, to find even one Who acts justly and seeks honesty, and I will pardon her!

Cross References

1 Kings 19:10

He answered: “I have been most zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts, but the Israelites have forsaken your covenant. They have destroyed your altars and murdered your prophets by the sword. I alone remain, and they seek to take my life.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

The eyes of the Lord roam over the whole earth, to encourage those who are devoted to him wholeheartedly. You have acted foolishly in this matter, for from now on you will have wars.”

Psalm 12:1

For the leader; “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.

Psalm 14:2

The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God.

Psalm 14:3

All have gone astray; all alike are perverse. Not one does what is good, not even one.

Psalm 94:16

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?

Proverbs 20:6

Many say, “My loyal friend,” but who can find someone worthy of trust?

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth and do not sell: wisdom, instruction, understanding!

Proverbs 8:3

By the gates at the approaches of the city, in the entryways she cries aloud:

Song of Solomon 3:2

“Let me rise then and go about the city, through the streets and squares; Let me seek him whom my soul loves.” I sought him but I did not find him.

Isaiah 59:4

No one brings suit justly, no one pleads truthfully; They trust an empty plea and tell lies; they conceive mischief and bring forth malice.

Jeremiah 2:29

Why are you arguing with me? You have all rebelled against me—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:15

They answered Jeremiah—all the men who knew that their wives were offering sacrifices to other gods, all the women standing there in the immense crowd, and all the people who lived in Lower and Upper Egypt:

Jeremiah 8:6

I have listened closely: they speak what is not true; No one regrets wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Everyone keeps on running their course, like a horse dashing into battle.

Jeremiah 9:2

They ready their tongues like a drawn bow; with lying, and not with truth, they are powerful in the land. They go from evil to evil, and me they do not know—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:7

A murderous arrow is their tongue, their mouths utter deceit; They speak peaceably with their neighbors, but in their hearts they lay an ambush!

Ezekiel 22:30

Thus I have searched among them for someone who would build a wall or stand in the breach before me to keep me from destroying the land; but I found no one.

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me: The guilt of the house of Israel and the house of Judah is too great to measure; the land is filled with bloodshed, the city with lawlessness. They think that the Lord has abandoned the land, that he does not see them.

Daniel 12:4

“As for you, Daniel, keep secret the message and seal the book until the end time; many shall wander aimlessly and evil shall increase.”

Joel 2:9

They charge the city, they run upon the wall, they climb into the houses; Through the windows they enter like thieves.

Amos 8:12

They shall stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east In search of the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it.

Zechariah 2:4

And I said, “What are these coming to do?” And the Lord said, “Those are the horns that scattered Judah, so that none could raise their heads any more; and these have come to terrify them—to cut down the horns of the nations that raised their horns to scatter the land of Judah.” Third Vision: The Man with the Measuring Cord.

Luke 14:21

The servant went and reported this to his master. Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.’

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and in every wicked deceit for those who are perishing because they have not accepted the love of truth so that they may be saved.