Jeremiah 5:4
Then I said, “They are only the poor;
What it says
Jeremiah first assumes the poor act this way because they do not know the LORD's way or judgment.
What it is doing
This verse begins his search for someone more responsive.
In context
1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. 2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ 3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? 4Then I said, “They are only the poor; 5I will go to the powerful 6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, 7“Why should I forgive you? 8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, 9Should I not punish them for these things?” 10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, 11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah 12They have lied about the LORD and said: 13The prophets are but wind,