Jeremiah 5:1-31

5:1-2 | These verses bring to mind Abraham bargaining with God over the fate of Sodom (Gen. 18:16-33).

5:5-6 | The great men who should have known better are compared to wandering livestock, isolated from their keeper, left as victims for the lion, wolf, and leopard. The apparent “freedom” of abandoning God was eventually proven false by captivity and despair.

5:7-8 | Rejection of God and a descent into immortality have always gone hand in hand throughout history.

5:30-31 | The people who were responding to the corrupt priests and prophets liked things the way they were. That human tendency to exult in sin has remained constant (Rom. 1:32). When the end comes, the ones who are intent on rebelling against God will be left with no recourse.