Jerusalem Refused to Repent

(A)Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
    look and take note!
Search her squares to see
    (B)if you can find a man,
one who does justice
    and seeks truth,
(C)that I may pardon her.
(D)Though they say, “As the Lord lives,”
    (E)yet they swear falsely.

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Futile search for a good person

Search every street in Jerusalem,
    comb the squares,
    look far and wide
        for one person,
        even one who acts justly
        and seeks truth that I may pardon her!
Even when making a pledge—“As the Lord lives”—
    they swear falsely.

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