Jeremiah 5:1

New International Reader's Version

The Lord says, “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look around. Think about what you see. Search through the market. See if you can find one honest person who tries to be truthful. If you can, I will forgive this city.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:10

He replied, “Lord God who rules over all, I’ve been very committed to you. The Israelites have turned their backs on your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They’ve put your prophets to death with their swords. I’m the only one left. And they are trying to kill me.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

The Lord looks out over the whole earth. He gives strength to those who commit their lives completely to him. You have done a foolish thing. From now on you will be at war.”

Psalm 12:1

Help, Lord! No one does what is right anymore. Those who are faithful have disappeared from the human race.

Psalm 14:2

The Lord looks down from heaven on all people. He wants to see if there are any who understand. He wants to see if there are any who trust in God.

Psalm 14:3

All of them have turned away. They have all become evil. No one does anything good, no one at all.

Psalm 94:16

Who will rise up for me against sinful people? Who will stand up for me against those who do evil?

Proverbs 20:6

Many claim to have love that never fails. But who can find a faithful person?

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, instruction and understanding as well.

Proverbs 8:3

Beside the gate leading into the city, she cries out at the entrance. She says,

Song of Solomon 3:2

I will get up and go around in the city. I’ll look through all of its streets. I’ll search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but didn’t find him.

Isaiah 59:4

People aren’t fair when they present cases in court. They aren’t honest when they state their case. They depend on weak arguments. They tell lies. They plan to make trouble. Then they carry it out.

Jeremiah 2:29

“Why do you bring charges against me? All of you have refused to obey me,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:15

All the Jews who were living in Lower and Upper Egypt gathered to give Jeremiah their answer. A large crowd had come together. It included men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods. Their wives were there with them. All of them said to Jeremiah,

Jeremiah 8:6

I have listened carefully. But they do not say what is right. They refuse to turn away from their sins. None of them says, ‘What have I done?’ Each of them goes their own way. They are like horses charging into battle.

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had somewhere to go in the desert where a traveler could stay! Then I could leave my people. I could get away from them. All of them commit adultery by worshiping other gods. They aren’t faithful to the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:7

So the Lord who rules over all says, “I will put them through the fire to test them. What else can I do? My people are so sinful!

Ezekiel 22:30

“I looked for someone among them who would stand up for Jerusalem. I tried to find someone who would pray to me for the land. Then I would not have to destroy it. But I could not find anyone who would pray for it.

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me, “The sin of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is full of murderers. Its people are not being fair to one another anywhere in Jerusalem. They say, ‘The Lord has deserted the land. He doesn’t see us.’

Daniel 12:4

But I want you to roll up this scroll, Daniel. Seal it until the time of the end. Many people will go here and there to increase their knowledge.”

Joel 2:9

They attack a city. They run along its wall. They climb into houses. They enter through windows like robbers.

Amos 8:12

People will wander from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean. They will travel from north to east. They will look for a message from me. But they will not find it.

Zechariah 2:4

He said to him, “Run! Tell that young man Zechariah, ‘Jerusalem will be a city that does not have any walls around it. It will have huge numbers of people and animals in it.

Luke 14:21

“The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry. He ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town. Bring in those who are poor. Also bring those who can’t see or walk.’

2 Thessalonians 2:10

So people who are dying will be fooled by this evil. These people are dying because they refuse to love the truth. The truth would save them.