Jeremiah 5:28

New International Version

²⁸    and have grown fat^(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;^(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.^(C)

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Jeremiah 5:28

English Standard Version

²⁸    ^(A)they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
    ^(B)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
    and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

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Jeremiah 5:28

New American Standard Bible

²⁸They are ^(A)fat, they are sleek,
They also ^[a]excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the ^[b]^(B)orphan, so that they may be successful;
And they do not ^[c]defend the rights of the poor.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 5:28 Lit pass over; or overlook deeds
Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge

Jeremiah 5:28

Common English Bible

²⁸    and have grown fat and sleek!
To be sure, their evil deeds exceed all limits,
    and yet they prosper.
They are indifferent to the plight of the orphan,
    reluctant to defend the rights of the poor.

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