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28 They are (A)fat, they are sleek;
They also [a]excel in deeds of evil;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [b](B)orphan, that they may succeed;
And they do not [c]render justice for the poor.
29 (C)Shall I not punish [d]these people?’ declares Yahweh,
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’

30 “A horrible and (D)appalling thing
Has happened in the land:

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Or overlook deeds; lit pass over
  2. Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
  3. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge
  4. Jeremiah 5:29 Or for these things