Jeremiah 5:1

New American Standard Bible 2020

“Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, And look and take notice. And seek in her public squares, If you can find a person, If there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty, Then I will forgive her.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:10

And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of armies; for the sons of Israel have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they have sought to take my life.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will have wars.”

Psalm 12:1

Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.

Psalm 14:2

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there are any who understand, Who seek God.

Psalm 14:3

They have all turned aside, together they are corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.

Psalm 94:16

Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do injustice?

Proverbs 20:6

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy person?

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Proverbs 8:3

Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:

Song of Solomon 3:2

‘I must arise now and go around in the city; In the streets and in the public squares I must seek him whom my soul loves.’ I sought him but did not find him.

Isaiah 59:4

No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive trouble and give birth to disaster.

Jeremiah 2:29

¶“Why do you contend with Me? You have all revolted against Me,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 8:6

“I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No one repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, Like a horse charging into the battle.

Jeremiah 9:2

Oh that I had in the desert A travelers’ lodging place; So that I might leave my people And go away from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous people.

Jeremiah 9:7

Therefore this is what the Lord of armies says: “Behold, I will refine them and put them to the test; For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?

Ezekiel 22:30

I searched for a man among them who would build up a wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.

Ezekiel 9:9

Then He said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is full of perversion; for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!’

Daniel 12:4

But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until the end of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”

Joel 2:9

They storm the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.

Amos 8:12

“People will stagger from sea to sea And from the north even to the east; They will roam about to seek the word of the Lord, But they will not find it.

Zechariah 2:4

And he said to him, “Run, speak to that young man there, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited as open country because of the multitude of people and cattle within it.

Luke 14:21

And the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here those who are poor, those with disabilities, those who are blind, and those who are limping.’

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not accept the love of the truth so as to be saved.