Jeremiah 5:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 5:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 5:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 5:1 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 5:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:1 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 5:1
“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:1: see, now, know
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:1: see, now, know
“For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:1: see, now, know
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:1: fro, see, now
“See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:1: through, see, now
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