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Jeremiah 5:1

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Jerusalem Refused to Repent

5yRun to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,

look and take note!

Search her squares to see

zif you can find a man,

one who does justice

and seeks truth,

athat I may pardon her.

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Cross references

  1. y[2 Chr. 16:9]
  2. zSee Gen. 18:23–32
  3. a[ver. 7]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,

look around and consider,

search through her squares.

If you can find but one person

who deals honestly and seeks the truth,

I will forgive this city.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.

Investigate;

search in her squares.

If you find one person,

any who acts justly,

who pursues faithfulness,

then I will forgive her.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Run up and down every street in Jerusalem,” says the Lord.

“Look high and low; search throughout the city!

If you can find even one just and honest person,

I will not destroy the city.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem,

and look please, and take note,

and search at its public squares,

if you can find a person who does justice,

who seeks honesty,

so that I may forgive it.

KJV 1900King James Version

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.