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CHAPTER V
_The prophet, having described the judgments impending over his_
_countrymen, enlarges on the corruptions which prevailed among_
_them. Their profession of religion was all false and_
_h...
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THE BROAD PLACES - The open spaces next the gates, and other places of
concourse.
A MAN - Or, anyone.
THAT EXECUTETH - “That” practiceth.
TRUTH - uprightness, probity (so in Jeremiah 5:3)....
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CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The apostate conditions of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 5:1) _
2. The impending judgment (Jeremiah 5:10)
3. Sowing and reaping (Jeremiah 5:19)
4. The horrible thing (Jeremiah 5:30)
Jeremiah...
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THE SINS OF JERUSALEM. Jeremiah is bidden to seek even one man in
Jerusalem, for whose sake Yahweh may spare the city (_cf._ Genesis
18:16), one man of justice and faithfulness (_mg.) ;_ even the oath...
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STREETS. out places, or outskirts.
BROAD PLACES. market, or open places of concourse.
IF YE CAN FIND. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 18:26, &c). Points to
reign of Jehoiakim rather than that of Jo...
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_Run ye to and fro_ The prophet challenges his hearers to find a
single righteous man by a thorough and extensive search. Cp. Genesis
18:23-33. The little good that was left in the land was driven out...
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RUN YE TO AND FRO— This is a continuation of the preceding
discourse, wherein the Almighty justifies the severities of the
judgments denounced in the former chapter. The expressions are strong,
but no...
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C. Causes of Coming Judgment Jeremiah 5:1-31
In chapter five Jeremiah discusses the various reasons why God must
judge His people. The nation has been guilty of at least six terrible
sins: (1) moral...
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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;...
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1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness....
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V.
(1) RUN YE TO AND FRO. — The dark shades of the picture seem at
first hardly to belong to the reign of Josiah, which is brought before
us in 2 Kings 22, 23; 2 Kings 2 Chronicles 34, 35, as one of t...
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שֹׁוטְט֞וּ בְּ חוּצֹ֣ות
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם וּ רְאוּ ־נָ֤א וּ
דְעוּ֙ וּ בַקְשׁ֣וּ בִ רְחֹובֹותֶ֔יהָ
אִם...
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Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 6:1
CHAPTER IV
THE SCYTHIANS AS THE SCOURGE OF GOD
Jeremiah 4:3 - Jeremiah 6:30
IF we would understand what is written here and elsewhere in the pages
of prophecy, two thing...
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WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION
Jeremiah 5:1-6; Jeremiah 19:1-15; Jeremiah 20:1-18; Jeremiah 21:1-14;
Jeremiah 22:1-30; Jeremiah 23:1-40; Jeremiah 24:1-10; Jeremiah
25:1-38; Jeremiah 26:1-24; Jeremiah 27:1-22;...
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Having thus declared that judgment was determined on, the prophet now
carefully declared the reason for it. This was, first, the utter
corruption of conduct. Among the people not a man was to lie foun...
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Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and
know, and seek in its broad places, if ye can find a man, if there is
[any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I...
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_Go, Jeremias, and you who publicly adhere to me. --- Man. Sodom would
have been spared for the sake of ten just people, Genesis xviii. 32.
Before the reform of Josias, Jerusalem was strangely corrupt...
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CONTENTS
The same subject is prosecuted through this Chapter, as formed the
contents of the former. Here is the call of God upon a degenerate
people, joined with gracious promises and invitations of...
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_NO! NOT ONE!_
‘If there be any that executeth judgment.’
Jeremiah 5:1
I. A NATION’S MORAL RUIN.—The desperate condition of the Hebrew
people is described in moving terms. Both high and low were e...
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In this verse, as in those which follow, God shews that he was not too
rigid or too severe in denouncing utter ruin on his people, because
their wickedness was wholly incurable, and no other mode of t...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6.
Chapter 4 resumes the subject of Chapter s 2, 3, and, applying it at
that time to the people, tells them that, if they return, it must be
unto t...
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RUN YE TO AND FRO THROUGH THE STREETS OF JERUSALEM,.... These are the
words of the Lord, not to the prophet only, but to any other, who
thought fit to look into the reasons of the Lord's dealing in a...
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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...
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_Run ye to and fro_, &c. In this chapter, which seems to be a
continuation of the preceding discourse, God justifies the severity of
the judgments denounced in the foregoing chapter. The expressions a...
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Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, searching the
lanes of the city, AND SEE NOW, AND KNOW, AND SEEK IN THE BROAD PLACES
THEREOF, in the wider streets and intersections of streets, whe...
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1-9 None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the
Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises.
The poor were ignorant, and therefore they were wicked. Wha...
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JEREMIAH CHAPTER 5 None godly in Judah, JEREMIAH 5:1. They swear
falsely, though God be a God of truth; they are incorrigible and
senseless, and know not the law, or else wilfully violate it, JEREMIAH...
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Jeremiah 5:1 fro H7751 (H8786) streets H2351 Jerusalem H3389 See H7200
(H8798) know H3045 (H8798) seek H1245 (H8761) places H7339 find H4672
(H8799) man H376 is H3426 executes H6213 (H8802) judgment H...
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YHWH GIVES HIS REASONS WHY JERUSALEM WILL NOT BE PARDONED AND JEREMIAH
MAKES A VAIN SEARCH FOR A RIGHTEOUS MAN (JEREMIAH 5:1).
YHWH now vindicates His decision to bring inevitable judgment. He
assures...
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Jeremiah 5:1
The lot of the prophet Jeremiah resembled that of most true prophets
in that it was sad; but it was, perhaps, exceptionally sad. The age in
which he lived was one which, in many particul...
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Jeremiah 5:1. _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 seek...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's second message, continued. God's charges against
them and the judgments threatened.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: Sinners have reason to expect punishment on account of...
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Jeremiah 5:2. _Though they say the Lord liveth, surely they swear
falsely._ These words being in every one's mouth, are but words, not
sentiments. If men knew the grandeur of God, and studied his
perf...
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_Run ye. .. and see. .. if ye can find a man._
A MAN; OR, THE DIVINE IDEAL UNREALISED
I. The Divine idea of a man. One “that executeth Judgment, that
seeketh the truth.” This involves--
1. A righte...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:1 What Abraham discovered when pleading
for Sodom (Genesis 18:23), Jeremiah discovers now. There is not a
single just, faithful, and covenant-keeping person in Jerusalem fo...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. The
description here of unblushing immorality and total disorganisation
leads Kimchi and others to date this chapter after Josiah’s times;...
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EXPOSITION
Is the punishment thought too severe? Then let the moral condition of
Jerusalem be inquired into. Must not such transgressions precipitate
its people into ruin? There are four well-marked...
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Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and
know, and seek in the broad places, if you can find a man, if there be
any that is executing judgment, and that is seeking truth; and...
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1 Kings 19:10; 2 Chronicles 16:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:10; Amos 8:12;
Daniel 12:4; Ezekiel 22:30; Genesis 18:23; Isaiah 59:14; Isaiah 59:15;...
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Run — God gives leave to all the earth to look into the state of
Jerusalem, by which he vindicates himself in the face of the whole
world from all severity towards his people, whatever he brings upon...