1Run 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.
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And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? …
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.
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.
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. …
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Here is, I. A challenge to produce any one right honest man, or at least any considerable number of such, in Jerusalem, Jer. 5:1. Jerusalem had become like the old world, in which all flesh had corrupted their way . There were some perhaps who flattered themselves with hopes that there were yet many good men in Jerusalem, who would stand in the gap to turn away the wrath of God; and there might be…
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