Jeremiah is speaking to the people of Jerusalem. See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]

## Rush about through ##

"Hurry around in"

## then look and think about this ##

"look and find out"

## city squares ##

Broad and open places in a city where people can gather.

## If you can find a man or anyone ##

"Whether you can find one person"

## is acting justly ##

"does what is just"

## seeking the truth ##

"seeks to be faithful" or "seeks to be honest"

## Even if they ##

The word "they" refers to the people of Jerusalem.

## by the life of Yahweh ##

People used this phrase when making an solemn oath in order to ask Yahweh to punish them if they broke the oath. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:1](../04/01.md).

## do your eyes not look for faithfulness ##

Jeremiah uses this question to emphasize that what Yahweh really wants is faithfulness. AT: "you want people to be faithful." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## You struck the people, but they do not feel pain. ##

AT: "You punish the people, but they do not pay attention." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## have completely defeated ##

"have completely destroyed"

## to receive discipline ##

"to learn their lesson"

## They make their faces harder than rock ##

AT: "They became very stubborn."