Jeremiah 5:5

“I 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.”

"I 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." - Jeremiah 5:5
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What does Jeremiah 5:5 mean?

Jeremiah 5:5 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "I 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." This verse is part of…

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Breaking the Bonds of Spiritual Apathy

In Jeremiah 5:5, the Lord says, "I 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." This verse occurs in a context where God is…

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A Prayer for Awakening and Restoration

O Sovereign Lord, As I come before You today, I recall the profound words of Your servant Jeremiah in Jeremiah 5:5, "I 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…

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Jeremiah 5:5 - "I 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."
Jeremiah 10:5
Prophet Jeremiah 1:5
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 36:5 - "And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
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 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 5:23 - "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone."
Jeremiah 5:2 - "And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely."
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."
Jeremiah 13:5 - "So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me."
Jeremiah 30:5 - "For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace."
Jeremiah 6:5 - "Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces."
Jeremiah 5:18 - "Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you."
Jeremiah 29:5 - "¶ Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;"
Jeremiah 5:13 - "And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them."
Jeremiah 5:9 - "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Jeremiah 5:8 - "They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife."
Jeremiah 5:29 - "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Jeremiah 5:27 - "As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich."
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 44:5 - "But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods."
Jeremiah 22:5 - "But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation."
Jeremiah 5:11 - "For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 8:5 - "Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return."
"Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying," - Jeremiah 18:5