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If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look and take note! Search her squares to see if you can find a man, one who does justice and seeks truth, that I may pardon her. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a> “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is anyone who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon her. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, And look and take notice. And seek in her public squares, If you can find a person, If there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty, Then I will forgive her. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, Then I will pardon her. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now, and take note. And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, Then I will pardon her. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And see now and know, And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who seeks faithfulness, Then I will pardon her. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Roam back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And look in her open squares To see if you can find a man [as Abraham sought in Sodom], One who is just, who [has integrity and moral courage and] seeks truth (faithfulness); Then I will pardon Jerusalem—[for the sake of one uncompromisingly righteous person]. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Roam through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and take note; search in her squares. If you find one person, any who acts justly, who seeks to be faithful, then I will forgive her. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Search Jerusalem for honest people who try to be faithful. If you can find even one, I'll forgive the whole city. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Walk around the streets of Jerusalem. Look around, and think about these things. Search the city squares. See if you can find anyone who does what is right and seeks the truth. Then I will forgive Jerusalem. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> People of Jerusalem, run through your streets! Look around! See for yourselves! Search the marketplaces! Can you find one person who does what is right and tries to be faithful to God? If you can, the LORD will forgive Jerusalem. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Wander through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and investigate; search through her squares and see whether you find anyone— even one person there—doing justice and seeking truth. Then I'll forgive them. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. <a href="/net/jeremiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said, "Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there are any who does justly, who seeks truth; and I will pardon her. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 will pardon it. <a href="/web/jeremiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a> “Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in its wide places, if you can find a man, if there is anyone who does justly, who seeks truth, then I will pardon her. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Go to and fro in streets of Jerusalem, "" And see now and know, "" And seek in her broad places, "" If you find a man, "" If there is one doing judgment, "" Seeking steadfastness—Then I am propitious to her. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Go to and fro in streets of Jerusalem, And see, I pray you, and know, And seek in her broad places, if ye find a man, If there be one doing judgment, seeking stedfastness -- Then am I propitious to her. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Run ye to and fro in the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in her broad places, if ye shall find a man, if there is he doing judgment, seeking faithfulness; and I will pardon to her.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Go about through the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and consider, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can fins a man that executeth judgement, and seeketh faith: and I will be merciful unto it. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Travel the streets of Jerusalem; and gaze, and consider, and seek, in its wide streets. If you can find a man exercising judgment and seeking faith, then I will be forgiving to them. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Roam the streets of Jerusalem, look about and observe, Search through her squares, to find even one Who acts justly and seeks honesty, and I will pardon her! <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look around and take note! Search its squares and see if you can find one person who acts justly and seeks truth— so that I may pardon Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> RUN to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now and know, and search in its broad places, if you can find a man, if there is any that executes justice, that seeks truth; and I will pardon them. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Travel around in the streets of Jerusalem and see and know and search in its broad ways. If you can find a man, if there is one that does justice and seeks faith, I shall forgive her<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 doeth justly, that seeketh truth; And I will pardon her. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Run ye about in the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and know, and seek in her broad places, if ye can find one, if there is any one that does judgment, and seeks faithfulness; and I will pardon them, saith the Lord. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=1350" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">No One is Just</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/7751.htm" title="7751: šō·wṭ·ṭū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to push forth; to lash, i.e. to row; by implication, to travel.">“Go up and down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: bə·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">the streets</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’ū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Look</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ū·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">and take note;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ū·ḇaq·šū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">search</a> <a href="/hebrew/7339.htm" title="7339: ḇir·ḥō·w·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A broad open place, plaza. Or rchowb; from rachab; a width, i.e. avenue or area.">her squares.</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: tim·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To attain to, find. ">you can find</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a single person,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">anyone who acts</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">justly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: mə·ḇaq·qêš (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">anyone who seeks</a> <a href="/hebrew/530.htm" title="530: ’ĕ·mū·nāh (N-fs) --); or (shortened) >emunah feminine of 'emuwn; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity.">the truth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: wə·’es·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">then I will forgive</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">the city.</a> 2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a> I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. <a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-32</a> Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? / What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? / Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” ... <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a> Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a> The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. <a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Psalm 14:2-3</a> The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. / All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Isaiah 59:14-16</a> So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. / Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. / He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him. <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1-2</a> Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! / She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Amos 5:10-15</a> There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity. / Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. ... <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a> For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.” <a href="/luke/18-8.htm">Luke 18:8</a> I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” <a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a> As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/john/8-46.htm">John 8:46</a> Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Run you to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man, if there be any that executes judgment, that seeks the truth; and I will pardon it.Run ye.<a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a> For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.<a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Daniel 12:4</a> But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.<a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Joel 2:9</a> They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.seek.<a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3</a> She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.<a href="/songs/3-2.htm">Song of Solomon 3:2</a> I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.<a href="/luke/14-21.htm">Luke 14:21</a> So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.if ye can.<a href="/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20</a> And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?<a href="/proverbs/20-6.htm">Proverbs 20:6</a> Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?<a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a> And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.if there.<a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-32</a> And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? … <a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1</a> To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.<a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Psalm 14:3</a> They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.that seeketh.<a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4-6</a> If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; … <a href="/proverbs/23-23.htm">Proverbs 23:23</a> Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.<a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4,14,15</a> None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Executeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Roam</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Run</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Executeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-4.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Roam</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Run</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-17.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 5</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">The judgments of God upon the people, for their perverseness;</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">for their adultery;</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">for their impiety;</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">for their worship of idols;</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">for their contempt of God;</a> 25. <a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">and for their great corruption in the civil state;</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">and ecclesiastical.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. This phrase sets the scene in the capital city of Judah, Jerusalem, which was the center of religious and political life. The command to go up and down the streets suggests a thorough investigation. Historically, Jerusalem was a bustling city with significant religious importance, housing the Temple. The imagery of walking through the streets implies a search for righteousness amidst widespread corruption.Look now and take note; The directive to "look now and take note" emphasizes the urgency and seriousness of the task. It calls for careful observation and discernment. This reflects the prophetic role of Jeremiah, who was tasked with delivering God's message and assessing the spiritual state of the people.search her squares. The squares were public places where people gathered, making them ideal locations to observe the behavior and character of the populace. In ancient cities, squares were centers of commerce and social interaction, providing a cross-section of society. This search highlights the pervasive nature of the moral decline in Jerusalem.If you can find a single person, The challenge to find even one righteous person underscores the depth of the nation's spiritual decay. This echoes the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a>, where Abraham intercedes for the cities, and God agrees to spare them if even ten righteous people are found. The comparison highlights the severity of Jerusalem's condition.anyone who acts justly, Justice is a central theme in the Bible, reflecting God's character and expectations for His people. Acting justly involves living according to God's laws and treating others with fairness and integrity. The absence of justice in Jerusalem indicates a departure from covenantal faithfulness.anyone who seeks the truth, Seeking the truth involves a commitment to God's word and a desire for honesty and integrity. In a society where deceit and falsehood prevail, the search for truth becomes a rare and valuable pursuit. This phrase points to the importance of aligning one's life with divine truth.then I will forgive the city. God's willingness to forgive the city if even one righteous person is found demonstrates His mercy and desire for repentance. This conditional promise highlights the power of intercession and the potential for redemption. It also foreshadows the ultimate forgiveness offered through Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect justice and truth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by his deep emotional connection to his people and his unwavering commitment to God's truth. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish worship and identity. It was a place of great spiritual significance but also of moral and spiritual decline during Jeremiah's time. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_search_for_righteousness.htm">God's Search for Righteousness</a> The event described in this verse is God's command to search Jerusalem for even one righteous person. This highlights the severity of the city's spiritual condition and God's desire for justice and truth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteousness.htm">The Importance of Righteousness</a> God values righteousness and truth so highly that He is willing to spare an entire city for the sake of one righteous person. This underscores the profound impact that living a life of integrity can have. <a href="/topical/g/god's_reluctance_to_judge.htm">God's Reluctance to Judge</a> Despite the widespread sin, God is eager to forgive and show mercy. His search for a righteous person demonstrates His desire to redeem rather than destroy. <a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a> Each believer is called to be that one person who seeks truth and deals honestly. Our individual actions and integrity matter greatly to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a> Just as Abraham interceded for Sodom, believers are called to pray for their communities and stand in the gap, seeking God's mercy and intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 5</a> <a href="/q/is_it_fair_to_judge_towns_for_disbelief.htm">In Matthew 11:20–24, is it fair for entire towns to be judged for not believing when miracles done in ancient cities supposedly led to their downfall? </a> <a href="/q/is_jeremiah_9_4's_claim_realistic_or_exaggerated.htm">In Jeremiah 9:4, is the sweeping claim that brothers deceive each other founded on real social conditions or an exaggerated portrayal? </a> <a href="/q/why_allow_false_prophets_to_mislead.htm">Jeremiah 5:31 - Why does God allow false prophets and corrupt priests to lead the people astray instead of intervening earlier to prevent deception?</a> <a href="/q/why_threaten_a_city_if_one_righteous_saves.htm">Why would God threaten a city in Jeremiah 5:1 if one righteous person could save it, unlike the mercy shown in Genesis 18?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>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 Chronicles 34, 35, as one of thorough reformation. It is, of course, possible that parts of the picture may have been worked up when the prophecies were rewritten under Jehoiakim (<a href="/jeremiah/36-32.htm" title="Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides to them many like words.">Jeremiah 36:32</a>); but, on the other hand, it is equally possible that the prophet may have seen even at the time how hollow and incomplete that reformation was. The form in which he utters his conviction reminds one of the old story of the Greek sage, Diogenes, appearing in the streets of Athens with a lantern, searching for an honest man. In the thought that the pardon of the city depended on its containing some elements of good which might make reformation possible, we find an echo of <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm" title="That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?">Genesis 18:25</a>; but the picture is of a state more utterly hopeless. There were not ten righteous men found in Sodom (<a href="/genesis/18-32.htm" title="And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.">Genesis 18:32</a>); in Jerusalem there was not one.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-9. - Gladly would Jehovah pardon, if his people showed but a gleam of sound morality. But they are all deaf to the warning voice - the Law of God is flagrantly violated. In particular the marriage tie, as well the typical one between man and woman as the anti-typical between the people and its God, is openly disregarded (comp. <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a>; <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6, 7</a>; <a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Psalm 14:3</a>). Verse 1. - If ye can find a man. "A man" is explained by the following clauses. It is a man whose practice and whose aims are right, of whom Jeremiah, like Diogenes with his lantern, is in search. (It is evident that the prophet speaks rhetorically, for himself and his disciples, however few, were doubtless "men" in the prophetic sense of the word.) Judgment... the truth; rather, justice... good faith, the primary virtues of civil society. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Go up and down שׁוֹטְט֞וּ (šō·wṭ·ṭū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7751.htm">Strong's 7751: </a> To push forth, to lash, to row, to travel the streets בְּחוּצ֣וֹת (bə·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors of Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Look וּרְאוּ־ (ū·rə·’ū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see now נָ֤א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' and take note; וּדְעוּ֙ (ū·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know search וּבַקְשׁ֣וּ (ū·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after her squares. בִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָ (ḇir·ḥō·w·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7339.htm">Strong's 7339: </a> A broad open place, plaza If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you can find תִּמְצְא֣וּ (tim·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present a single person, אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person [anyone] who acts עֹשֶׂ֥ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make justly, מִשְׁפָּ֖ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style [anyone] who seeks מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after the truth, אֱמוּנָ֑ה (’ĕ·mū·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_530.htm">Strong's 530: </a> Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity then I will forgive [the city]. וְאֶסְלַ֖ח (wə·’es·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> To forgive, pardon <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 5:1 Run you back and forth through (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 4:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 4:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/5-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 5:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 5:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>