17They''ll clean you out of house and home, rob you of crops and children alike. They''ll feast on your sheep and cattle, strip your vines and fig trees. And the fortresses that made you feel so safe--leveled with a stroke of the sword!
Jeremiah 5 continues the Lord’s indictment against Judah through the prophet Jeremiah, intensifying the case for judgment. God challenges Jeremiah to find even one person in Jerusalem who acts justly and seeks truth—if he can, God will relent. The search fails, revealing a city a
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