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. Now Jeremiah responded. We do not think the beginning of verse 3 should be a question, for Jeremiah had had enough experience to know that the inhabitants of the city were not sincerely religious and that, consequently, searching in the streets of Jerusalem was a waste of time. He could testify as to the condition of the people and agreed wholeheartedly with what God had just said in verse 2. Therefore, he was saying, “O LORD, your eyes are upon the truth. Whatever punishment you decree will be a just judgment because the people are not amenable to instruction. They are using your name in vain.” The people did not grieve when they should have grieved, and they refused to receive correction, even though they were punished. Judah and Benjamin should have learned a lesson from the captivity of
