Jeremiah 5:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
O LORD,יְהֹוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
do not Your eyesעֵינֶיךָ֮
(ei·nei·cha)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
[look] for truth?לֶאֱמוּנָה֒
(le·'e·mu·nah)
530: firmness, steadfastness, fidelityfrom aman
You have smittenהִכִּ֤יתָה
(hik·ki·tah)
5221: to smitea prim. root
them, [But] they did not weaken; 
 
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
You have consumedכִּלִּיתָ֕ם
(kil·li·tam)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
them, But they refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּ
(me·'a·nu)
3985: to refusea prim. root
to takeקַ֣חַת
(ka·chat)
3947: to takea prim. root
correction.מוּסָ֑ר
(mu·sar;)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
They have madeחִזְּק֤וּ
(chiz·ze·ku)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
their facesפְנֵיהֶם֙
(fe·nei·hem)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
harder 
 
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
rock;מִסֶּ֔לַע
(mis·se·la,)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word
They have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּ
(me·'a·nu)
3985: to refusea prim. root
to repent.לָשֽׁוּב׃
(la·shuv.)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
are not thine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
upon the truth
'emuwnah  (em-oo-naw')
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity -- faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
thou hast stricken
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
them but they have not grieved
chuwl  (khool)
to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
thou hast consumed
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
them but they have refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to receive
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
correction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
they have made their faces
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
harder
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
than a rock
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
they have refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to return
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You have smitten them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.

King James Bible
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, don't Your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.

International Standard Version
LORD, don't your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they didn't flinch. You brought them to an end, but they refused to receive discipline. They made their faces harder than stone, and they refused to repent.

NET Bible
LORD, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
LORD, your eyes look for the truth. You strike these people, but they don't feel it. You crush them, but they refuse to be corrected. They are more stubborn than rocks. They refuse to turn back.

King James 2000 Bible
O LORD, are not your eyes upon the truth? you have stricken them, but they have not grieved; you have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
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