Jeremiah 5:25-27

The Voice

²⁵     It is your sins that hold back the rain.
        It is your rebellion that keeps good things from happening to you.
²⁶     Lurking among My own people are the wicked
        who watch and wait, preying on the less fortunate.
    Like hunters who set traps for birds,
        they ensnare people for their own benefit.
²⁷     Like a cage full of noisy birds, their homes are filled with screeching lies.
        This is how they have become so rich and important—because others fell for their lies.