Jeremiah 5:4

“Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.”

"Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God." - Jeremiah 5:4
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What does Jeremiah 5:4 mean?

Jeremiah 5:4 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God." This verse is part of the book of Jeremiah, which is one of the major prophets in the…

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Recognizing the Path of the Lord: A Reflection on Jeremiah 5:4

In the Book of Jeremiah, we find a poignant warning from a prophet who was deeply troubled by the state of God’s people. In Jeremiah 5:4, the King James Version reads: "Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Understanding in Our Walk with the Lord

Gracious and Sovereign Lord, As I bow before You today, I come with a humble heart, recognizing my limitations and the depths of Your wisdom. Your Word in Jeremiah 5:4 resonates deeply in my spirit: "Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not…

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Jeremiah 5:4 - "Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God."
Jeremiah 4:5 - "Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities."
Jeremiah 10:5
Jeremiah 36:5 - "And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
Jeremiah 20:4
Jeremiah 37:4 - "Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison."
Prophet Jeremiah 1:5
Jeremiah 28:5 - "Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,"
Jeremiah 18:5 - "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:30 - "¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;"
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 36:4 - "Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book."
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 5:20 - "Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:16 - "Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men."
Jeremiah 5:2 - "And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely."
Jeremiah 5:23 - "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone."
Ephesians 4:4-5
Jeremiah 1:4 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 13:5 - "So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me."
Jeremiah 14:5 - "Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass."
Jeremiah 52:5 - "So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah."
2 Kings 4:4-5
Jeremiah 30:4 - "¶ And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah."
Jeremiah 42:5 - "Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us."
Jeremiah 10:4 - "They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not."