5:1 Run ye to and fro 7751 8786 through the streets 2351 of Jerusalem 3389, and see 7200 8798 now, and know 3045 8798, and seek 1245 8761 in the broad places 7339 thereof, if ye can find 4672 8799 a man 376, if there be 3426 [any] that executeth 6213 8802 judgment 4941, that seeketh 1245 8764 the truth 530; and I will pardon 5545 8799 it.

5:2 And though they say 559 8799, The LORD 3068 liveth 2416; surely they swear 7650 8735 falsely 8267.

5:3 O LORD 3068, [are] not thine eyes 5869 upon the truth 530? thou hast stricken 5221 8689 them, but they have not grieved 2342 8804; thou hast consumed 3615 8765 them, [but] they have refused 3985 8765 to receive 3947 8800 correction 4148: they have made their faces 6440 harder 2388 8765 than a rock 5553; they have refused 3985 8765 to return 7725 8800.

5:4 Therefore I said 559 8804, Surely these [are] poor 1800; they are foolish 2973 8738: for they know 3045 8804 not the way 1870 of the LORD 3068, [nor] the judgment 4941 of their God 430.

5:5 I will get 3212 8799 me unto the great men 1419, and will speak 1696 8762 unto them; for they have known 3045 8804 the way 1870 of the LORD 3068, [and] the judgment 4941 of their God 430: but these have altogether 3162 broken 7665 8804 the yoke 5923, [and] burst 5423 8765 the bonds 4147.

5:6 Wherefore a lion 738 out of the forest 3293 shall slay 5221 8689 them, [and] a wolf 2061 of the evenings 6160 shall spoil 7703 8799 them, a leopard 5246 shall watch 8245 8802 over their cities 5892: every one that goeth out 3318 8802 thence shall 2007 be torn in pieces 2963 8735: because their transgressions 6588 are many 7231 8804, [and] their backslidings 4878 are increased 6105 8804.(evenings: or, deserts)(are increased: Heb. are strong)

5:7 How 335 shall I pardon 5545 8799 thee for this 2063? thy children 1121 have forsaken 5800 8804 me, and sworn 7650 8735 by [them that are] no 3808 gods 430: when I had fed them to the full 7650 8686, they then committed adultery 5003 8799, and assembled themselves by troops 1413 8704 in the harlots' 2181 8802 houses 1004.

5:8 They were [as] fed 2109 8716 horses 5483 in the morning 7904 8688: every one 376 neighed 6670 8799 after his neighbour's 7453 wife 802.

5:9 Shall I not visit 6485 8799 for these [things]? saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068: and shall not my soul 5315 be avenged 5358 8691 on such a nation 1471 as this?

5:10 Go ye up 5927 8798 upon her walls 8284, and destroy 7843 8761; but make 6213 8799 not a full end 3617: take away 5493 8685 her battlements 5189; for they [are] not the LORD'S 3068.

5:11 For the house 1004 of Israel 3478 and the house 1004 of Judah 3063 have dealt very 898 8800 treacherously 898 8804 against me, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

5:12 They have belied 3584 8765 the LORD 3068, and said 559 8799, [It is] not he; neither shall evil 7451 come 935 8799 upon us; neither shall we see 7200 8799 sword 2719 nor famine 7458:

5:13 And the prophets 5030 shall become wind 7307, and the word 1696 8763 [is] not in them: thus shall it be done 6213 8735 unto them.

5:14 Wherefore thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635, Because ye speak 1696 8763 this word 1697, behold, I will make 5414 8802 my words 1697 in thy mouth 6310 fire 784, and this people 5971 wood 6086, and it shall devour 398 8804 them.

5:15 Lo, I will bring 935 8688 a nation 1471 upon you from far 4801, O house 1004 of Israel 3478, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068: it [is] a mighty 386 nation 1471, it [is] an ancient 5769 nation 1471, a nation 1471 whose language 3956 thou knowest 3045 8799 not, neither understandest 8085 8799 what they say 1696 8762.

5:16 Their quiver 827 [is] as an open 6605 8803 sepulchre 6913, they [are] all mighty men 1368.

5:17 And they shall eat up 398 8804 thine harvest 7105, and thy bread 3899, [which] thy sons 1121 and thy daughters 1323 should eat 398 8799: they shall eat up 398 8799 thy flocks 6629 and thine herds 1241: they shall eat up 398 8799 thy vines 1612 and thy fig trees 8384: they shall impoverish 7567 8779 thy fenced 4013 cities 5892, wherein thou 2007 trustedst 982 8802, with the sword 2719.

5:18 Nevertheless in those days 3117, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, I will not make 6213 8799 a full end 3617 with you.

5:19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say 559 8799, Wherefore 8478 4100 doeth 6213 8804 the LORD 3068 our God 430 all these [things] unto us? then shalt thou answer 559 8804 them, Like as ye have forsaken 5800 8804 me, and served 5647 8799 strange 5236 gods 430 in your land 776, so shall ye serve 5647 8799 strangers 2114 8801 in a land 776 [that is] not yours.

5:20 Declare 5046 8685 this in the house 1004 of Jacob 3290, and publish 8085 8685 it in Judah 3063, saying 559 8800,

5:21 Hear 8085 8798 now this, O foolish 5530 people 5971, and without understanding 3820; which have eyes 5869, and see 7200 8799 not; which have ears 241, and hear 8085 8799 not:(understanding: Heb. heart)

5:22 Fear 3372 8799 ye not me? saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068: will ye not tremble 2342 8799 at my presence 6440, which have placed 7760 8804 the sand 2344 [for] the bound 1366 of the sea 3220 by a perpetual 5769 decree 2706, that it cannot pass 5674 8799 it: and though the waves 1530 thereof toss 1607 8691 themselves, yet can they not prevail 3201 8799; though they roar 1993 8804, yet can they not pass over 5674 8799 it?

5:23 But this people 5971 hath a revolting 5637 8802 and a rebellious 4784 8802 heart 3820; they are revolted 5493 8804 and gone 3212 8799.

5:24 Neither say 559 8804 they in their heart 3824, Let us now fear 3372 8799 the LORD 3068 our God 430, that giveth 5414 8802 rain 1653, both the former 3138 and the latter 4456, in his season 6256: he reserveth 8104 8799 unto us the appointed 2708 weeks 7620 of the harvest 7105.

5:25 Your iniquities 5771 have turned away 5186 8689 these [things], and your sins 2403 have withholden 4513 8804 good 2896 [things] from you.

5:26 For among my people 5971 are found 4672 8738 wicked 7563 [men]: they lay wait 7789 8799, as he that setteth 7918 8800 snares 3353; they set 5324 8689 a trap 4889, they catch 3920 8799 men 582.(they lay…: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait)

5:27 As a cage 3619 is full 4392 of birds 5775, so [are] their houses 1004 full 4392 of deceit 4820: therefore they are become great 1431 8804, and waxen rich 6238 8686.(cage: or, coop)

5:28 They are waxen fat 8080 8804, they shine 6245 8804: yea, they overpass 5674 8804 the deeds 1697 of the wicked 7451: they judge 1777 8804 not the cause 1779, the cause of the fatherless 3490, yet they prosper 6743 8686; and the right 4941 of the needy 34 do they not judge 8199 8804.

5:29 Shall I not visit 6485 8799 for these [things]? saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068: shall not my soul 5315 be avenged 5358 8691 on such a nation 1471 as this?

5:30 A wonderful 8047 and horrible thing 8186 is committed 1961 8738 in the land 776;(A wonderful…: or, Astonishment and filthiness)

5:31 The prophets 5030 prophesy 5012 8738 falsely 8267, and the priests 3548 bear rule 7287 8799 by their means 3027; and my people 5971 love 157 8804 [to have it] so: and what will ye do 6213 8799 in the end 319 thereof?(bear…: or, take into their hands)

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