Jeremiah 5:26-29
Christian Standard Bible
26 for wicked men live among my people.
They watch like hunters[a] lying in wait.[b](A)
They set a trap;(B)
they catch men.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of deceit.(C)
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
28 They have become fat(D) and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.(E)
29 Should I not punish them for these things?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Should I not avenge myself(F)
on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:26-29
Lexham English Bible
26 For wicked people are found among my people,
they lie in wait like the hiding of fowlers,
they set up a trap,
they catch humans.
27 Like a cage full of birds,[a]
so their houses are full of fraud.
Therefore[b] they have become great,
and they have become rich.
28 They have grown fat,
they have grown sleek,
also, their evil deeds have no limit.[c]
They do not judge with justice,
the legal cause of the orphan,
or allow it to succeed,
and the legal case of the poor,
they do not defend.
29 Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares[d] Yahweh,
“and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:27 Hebrew “bird”
- Jeremiah 5:27 Literally “Unto thus”
- Jeremiah 5:28 Literally “they cross over evil deeds”
- Jeremiah 5:29 Literally “a declaration of”
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