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Jeremiah 5:25-29
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:25-29
English Standard Version
25 (A)Your iniquities have turned these away,
and your sins have kept good from you.
26 For wicked men are found among my people;
(B)they lurk like fowlers lying in wait.[a]
(C)They set a trap;
they catch men.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
28 (D)they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
(E)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
29 (F)Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord,
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:26 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Jeremiah 5:25-29
New International Version
Jeremiah 5:25-29
New International Version
25 Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.(A)
26 “Among my people are the wicked(B)
who lie in wait(C) like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps(D) to catch people.
27 Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;(E)
they have become rich(F) and powerful
28 and have grown fat(G) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(H)
they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(I)
29 Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(J) myself
on such a nation as this?
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