Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:1
1“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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go up and down | שׁוֹטְט֞וּ | šō·wṭ·ṭū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H7751 go or rove about |
| the streets | בְּחוּצ֣וֹת | bə·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2351 the outside |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Look | וּרְאוּ־ | ū·rə·’ū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| now | נָ֤א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| and take note | וּדְעוּ֙ | ū·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3045 know |
| search | וּבַקְשׁ֣וּ | ū·ḇaq·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| her squares | בִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָ | ḇir·ḥō·w·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H7339 broad open place, plaza |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you can find | תִּמְצְא֣וּ | tim·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| a single person | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who acts | עֹשֶׂ֥ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| justly | מִשְׁפָּ֖ט | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| who seeks | מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| the truth | אֱמוּנָ֑ה | ’ĕ·mū·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity |
| then I will forgive | וְאֶסְלַ֖ח | wə·’es·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H5545 forgive, pardon |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 18:23–32 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · Ezekiel 22:30 · Isaiah 59:14–15 · Isaiah 59:4 · Psalm 53:2–4 · Psalm 14:3 · Micah 7:1–2 · Proverbs 20:6 · Psalm 12:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.