Jeremiah 5:1

“Roam through the streets of Jerusalem, and look, please, and know, and search in its squares, if you can find a man, if there is one who does justice, who seeks faithfulness, and I will pardon her.”

Jeremiah 5:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 5:1, word by word

Roamשׁוֹטְטוּshottu

roam

To go back and forth over a place, looking it over or searching for something.

Where else “shottu” appears
through the streetsחוּצוֹתchutsot

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

Where else “chutsot” appears
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
and lookרְאוּreu

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “reu” appears
and knowדְעוּdeu

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “deu” appears
and searchבַקְשׁוּvakshu

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

Where else “vakshu” appears
in its squaresרְחוֹבוֹתֶיrechovote

square

Square: the open space of a town.

Where else “rechovote” appears
you can findתִּמְצְאוּtimtsu

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “timtsu” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
one who doesעֹשֶׂהose

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “ose” appears
justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

Where else “mishpat” appears
faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהemuna

faithfulness

Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.

Where else “emuna” appears
and I will pardon herאֶסְלַחeslach

forgive

Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.

Where else “eslach” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And though they say, ‘As YHWH lives,’ even so they swear falsely.

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