Jeremiah 5:26-29

International Children’s Bible

²⁶ There are wicked men among my people.
    They are like men who make nets for catching birds.
    But they set their traps to catch men instead of birds.
²⁷ Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of lies.
They have become rich and powerful.
²⁸     They have grown big and fat.
There is no end to the evil things they do.
    They won’t plead the case of the orphan.
    They won’t help the poor be judged fairly.
²⁹ Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord.
“I should give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves.