Jeremiah 5:1

New Century Version

The Lord says, “Walk up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and discover these things. Search the public squares of the city. If you can find one person who does honest things, who searches for the truth, I will forgive this city.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:10

He answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you as well as I could. But the people of Israel have broken their agreement with you, destroyed your altars, and killed your prophets with swords. I am the only prophet left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

The Lord searches all the earth for people who have given themselves completely to him. He wants to make them strong. Asa, you did a foolish thing, so from now on you will have wars.”

Psalm 12:1

Save me, Lord, because the good people are all gone; no true believers are left on earth.

Psalm 14:2

The Lord looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone understood, if anyone was looking to God for help.

Psalm 14:3

But all have turned away. Together, everyone has become evil. There is no one who does anything good, not even one.

Psalm 94:16

Who will help me fight against the wicked? Who will stand with me against those who do evil?

Proverbs 20:6

Many people claim to be loyal, but it is hard to find a trustworthy person.

Proverbs 23:23

Learn the truth and never reject it. Get wisdom, self-control, and understanding.

Proverbs 8:3

Beside the city gates, at the entrances into the city, she calls out:

Song of Solomon 3:2

I got up and went around the city, in the streets and squares, looking for the one I love. I looked for him, but I could not find him.

Isaiah 59:4

People take each other to court unfairly, and no one tells the truth in arguing his case. They accuse each other falsely and tell lies. They cause trouble and create more evil.

Jeremiah 2:29

“Why do you complain to me? All of you have turned against me,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:15

A large group of the people of Judah who lived in southern Egypt were meeting together. Among them were many women of Judah who were burning incense to other gods, and their husbands knew it. All these people said to Jeremiah,

Jeremiah 8:6

I have listened to them very carefully, but they do not say what is right. They do not feel sorry about their wicked ways, saying, “What have I done?” Each person goes his own way, like a horse charging into a battle.

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had a place in the desert— a house where travelers spend the night— so I could leave my people. I could go away from them, because they are all unfaithful to God; they are all turning against him.

Jeremiah 9:7

So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “I will test the people of Judah as a person tests metal in a fire. I have no other choice, because my people have sinned.

Ezekiel 22:30

“I looked for someone to build up the walls and to stand before me where the walls are broken to defend these people so I would not have to destroy them. But I could not find anyone.

Ezekiel 9:9

Then he said to me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is filled with people who murder, and the city is full of people who are not fair. The people say, ‘The Lord has left the land, and the Lord does not see.’

Daniel 12:4

“But you, Daniel, close up the book and seal it. These things will happen at the time of the end. Many people will go here and there to find true knowledge.”

Joel 2:9

They run into the city. They run at the wall and climb into the houses, entering through windows like thieves.

Amos 8:12

They will wander from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea, from the north to the east. They will search for the word of the Lord, but they won’t find it.

Zechariah 2:4

The second angel said to him, “Run and tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will become a city without walls, because there will be so many people and cattle in it.

Luke 14:21

So the servant returned and told his master what had happened. Then the master became angry and said, ‘Go at once into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

2 Thessalonians 2:10

He will use every kind of evil to trick those who are lost. They will die, because they refused to love the truth. (If they loved the truth, they would be saved.)