Jeremiah 5
Treated in 10 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 5:3 LORD, do not your eyes look for faithfulness? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they would not accept correction. They set their faces harder than rock; they would not turn back. 2
- 5:7 How can I forgive you for this? Your children have abandoned me and sworn by what are no gods at all. I filled them with food, yet they committed adultery and crowded into the house of a prostitute. 2
- 5:9 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. On a nation such as this should I not take vengeance? 2
- 5:1 Roam the streets of Jerusalem; look around and take note; search her public squares. See if you can find a single person, one who acts justly and seeks to be faithful, and I will pardon the city. 1
- 5:8 They are like well-fed, lusty stallions; each one neighs for his neighbor's wife. 1
- 5:22 Do you not fear me? declares the LORD. Will you not tremble in my presence? I set the sand as the boundary of the sea, a lasting decree it cannot cross. Its waters may heave, but they cannot win; its waves may roar, but they cannot pass beyond it. 1
- 5:31 The prophets prophesy lies, and the priests rule with the prophets' backing, and my people like it this way. But what will you do when the end comes? 1
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Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Jer 5: 8
…is described like a horse neighing. ‘Every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.’ Jer 5: 8. Nay, it is worse than brutish; for some creatures that are void of reason, yet by the…
- Old Paths ·
Few Saved! cites Jer. v. 1
…if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth, and I will pardon it.” (Jer. v. 1.) Mark how Ezekiel speaks of the men of his times: “The word of the Lord came unto me…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 4 — Penitence, as Explained in the Sophistical Jargon of the Schoolmen, Widely Different from the Purity Required by the Gospel cites Jer. 5:3
…hearted and obstinate people, because, after being smitten, they still continued in sin (Jer. 5:3). In the same sense he complains, that “Ephraim is a cake not turned” (Hos. 7:8), because…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 14 — The Beginning of Justification cites Jer. 5:3
…for the saying of Jeremiah is always true, “O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth?” (Jer. 5:3). Moreover the Holy Spirit declared by the mouth of Peter, that it is by faith alone the…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Jer 5: 7
…of the edge of a razor to help him? They are often fuel for pride and lust. Ezek 28: 5. Jer 5: 7. It is folly to trust in our riches; but how many do, and make money their god! ‘The rich…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 8 — Exposition of the Moral Law cites Jer. 5:7
…of open revolt, “Thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods,” (Jer. 5:7). The heinousness of the offence is declared by the punishment denounced against it, “I…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites Jer 5: 9
…in anger. ‘Shall I not visit for these things?’ that is, God’s visiting with the rod. Jer 5: 9. ‘What will ye do in the day of visitation?’ that is, in the day when God shall visit…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes cites Jer. 5:9
…things? saith the Lord; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?” (Jer. 5:9.) What but national repentance can prevent national destruction? “O consider this, ye…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Power of God cites Jer 5:22
…as are in power. ‘Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence?’ Jer 5:22. He has power to cast our souls and bodies into hell. ‘Who knows the power of his wrath?’…
- Godliness ·
Love and Conflict cites Jeremiah 5:31
…in some places that: “The prophets prophesy falsely... and my people love to have it so.” Jeremiah 5:31 Perhaps someone says, “Surely we are not that bad.” Then look around. Observe carefully.…