Jeremiah 5

KJVRun 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.

GIGAKJVRun back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there is any that executes judgment, that seeks the truth. And I will pardon it.

KJVAnd though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.

GIGAKJVAnd though they say, The Lord lives. Surely they swear falsely.

KJVO 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 than a rock; they have refused to return.

GIGAKJVO Lord, are not your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.

KJVTherefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.

GIGAKJVTherefore I said, Surely these are poor. They are foolish. For they do not know the way of the Lord, or the judgment of their God.

KJVI will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

GIGAKJVI will get me to the great men, and will speak to them. For they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

KJVWherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

GIGAKJVTherefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, and a wolf from the desert shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goes out from there shall be torn in pieces. Because their rebellion is great, and their unfaithfulness are increased.

KJVHow shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

GIGAKJVHow shall I pardon you for this? Your children have abandoned me, and sworn by those who are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

KJVThey were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.

GIGAKJVThey were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbor's wife.

KJVShall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

GIGAKJVShall I not visit for these things? Says the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

KJVGo ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord's.

GIGAKJVGo up on her walls, and destroy. But do not make a full end: take away her battlements. For they are not the Lord's.

KJVFor the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVFor the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very unfaithfully against me, says the Lord.

KJVThey have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

GIGAKJVThey have lied about the Lord, and said, It is not he. Neither shall evil come on us. Neither shall we see sword or famine:

KJVAnd the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

GIGAKJVAnd the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: this is what shall be done to them.

KJVWherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord God of hosts says this, Because you speak this word, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

KJVLo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

GIGAKJVI will bring a nation on you from far, O house of Israel, says the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, neither understand what they say.

KJVTheir quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

GIGAKJVTheir quiver is as an open tomb, they are all mighty men.

KJVAnd they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

GIGAKJVAnd they shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and your herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fortified cities, in which you trusted, with the sword.

KJVNevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.

GIGAKJVBut in those days, says the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's.

GIGAKJVWhen you shall say, Therefore does the Lord our God all these things to us? Then you shall answer them, Like as you have abandoned me, and served strange gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.

KJVHear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

GIGAKJVHear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding. Which have eyes, and do not see. Which have ears, and do not hear:

KJVFear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

GIGAKJVDo not fear me? Says the Lord: will you not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a lasting decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can not win. Though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

KJVBut this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

GIGAKJVBut this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart. They are revolted and gone.

KJVNeither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

GIGAKJVNeither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that gives rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

KJVYour iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

GIGAKJVYour wrongdoings have turned away these things, and your sins have kept back good things from you.

KJVFor among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

GIGAKJVFor among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he who sets snares. They set a trap, they catch men.

KJVAs a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

GIGAKJVAs a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and grown rich.

KJVThey are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

GIGAKJVThey have grown fat, they shine: yes, they go beyond the deeds of the wicked: they do not judge the cause, the cause of the orphan, yet they prosper. And the right of the needy do they not judge.

KJVShall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

GIGAKJVShall I not visit for these things? Says the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

KJVA wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

GIGAKJVA wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land.

KJVThe prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

GIGAKJVThe prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means. And my people love to have it so: and what will you do in its end?