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

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25 “Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you. 26 For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.

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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;

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:26 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

25 (A)Your iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.

26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They (B)lie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.

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