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Jeremiah 5:3

O Lord, are not Thine eyes upon the truth? Does not Jehovah seek faithfulness and sincerity in all things? Is He not ever the God of truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved, they do not feel the pain, the punishment makes no impression upon them; Thou hast consumed them, destroying them as a nation, but they have refused to receive correction, to accept the Lord's discipline; they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. Such is the perversity of deliberate wrong-doing that it hardens the heart of the sinner against every influence for good, producing such a degree of callousness that every effort of the Lord is vain. It is in such cases that His judgment of hardening the heart of the sinner is often enacted.

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See also Jeremiah 5:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    UPON THE TRUTH - God looks to the “faith,” the upright purpose of the heart, and without it the nominal fealty of an oath is an abomination....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE TRUTH. faithfulness. The same word as in Jeremiah 5:1. HAVE NOT GRIEVED. have felt no pain....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _do not thine eyes look upon, etc_.] Dost thou not look for faithfulness in men? _they have made their faces harder than a rock_ Cp. Ezekiel 3:7 ff....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    ARE NOT THINE EYES UPON THE TRUTH?— The eyes turned upon, or towards an object, denote, not only a diligent inspection and nice discernment of it, but also an earnest expectation or looking after it....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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 c...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    5:3 sore; (a-16) As 'writhing,' Psalms 55:4 , and cf. Proverbs 23:35 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    UPON THE TRUTH. — The Hebrew word, which has no article, implies truth in the inward parts, _faithfulness,_ as well as truth in words. The “eyes” of God looked for this, and He found the temper that h...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יְהֹוָ֗ה עֵינֶיךָ֮ הֲ לֹ֣וא לֶ אֱמוּנָה֒ הִכּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 6:1 CHAPTER IV THE SCYTHIANS AS THE SCOURGE OF GOD Jeremiah 4:3 - Jeremiah 6:30 IF we would under

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    O LORD, [are] not thy eyes upon the (c) truth? thou hast (d) stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, [but] they have refused to receive correction: they have made their face...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Return. The miseries with which, Achaz, &c., were afflicted, produced no amendment._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Was there ever a more decisive testimony than what these verses afford, of the universal corruption, ignorance and ruined state of all men, as well rich as poor, and which the fall hath induced in the...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Some give a strained exposition of the beginning of the verse, or rather pervert it, as though the Prophet had said, that God would not turn his eyes from what was right, because he would rigidly exec...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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 th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    O LORD, ARE NOT THINE EYES UPON THE TRUTH?.... That is, thou hast no regard to such deceitful men, such hypocritical worshippers and formal professors, but to true and upright men: God looks not at ou...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    O LORD, [are] not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, [but] they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces hard...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth_ Dost thou not approve of truth and faithfulness? And dost thou not search men's hearts, and clearly discern their real dispositions from their hypocritical...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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. Wh...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    ARE NOT THINE EYES UPON THE TRUTH? The prophet, observing the obstinacy of this people, abruptly turns himself to God, yet emphatically insinuates their incorrigibleness. This may refer either to God'...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 5:3 LORD H3068 eyes H5869 truth H530 stricken H5221 (H8689) grieved H2342 (H8804) consumed H3615 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH PRESENTS THE REASONS WHY THE INVASION IS NECESSARY (JEREMIAH 5:1). Invasion is seen as necessary because there are no righteous people in Jerusalem, and they are full of adultery (both spiritual...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Jeremiah 5:3 There are many thoughts rolled up in this grand proposition. Perhaps this stands first: That if God is always looking at the truth, then the shortest way and the best, by which we can se...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O Lord, are not Thine eyes upon the truth?_ TRUTHFULNESS The allusion is not to doctrinal truth, or truth in the abstract, but to practical truth as it should exist in the hearts and lives of men. T...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:3 STRUCK THEM DOWN, BUT THEY FELT NO ANGUISH. God’s discipline has not led to repentance; the people have merely become more hardened in their sin (see...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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;...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 16:9; 2 Chronicles 28:22; Ezekiel 24:13; Ezekiel 3:7;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    O Lord — Dost not thou approve truth and faithfulness. Grieved — They have not repented. Consumed — God had not only lightly chastised them, but wasted them by several enemies, yet they have profited...

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