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Jerusalem’s Godlessness

“Roam back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And look in her open squares
To see if you can find a man [as Abraham sought in Sodom],
One who is just, who [has integrity and moral courage and] seeks truth (faithfulness);
Then I will pardon Jerusalem—[for the sake of one uncompromisingly righteous person].(A)

“And though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely.”

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