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Jeremiah 5:26-29
Legacy Standard Bible

26 For wicked men are found among My people;
They (A)watch like fowlers [a]lying in wait;
They set a [b]trap;
They catch men.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of (B)deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.
28 They are (C)fat, they are sleek;
They also [c]excel in deeds of evil;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [d](D)orphan, that they may succeed;
And they do not [e]render justice for the poor.
29 (E)Shall I not punish [f]these people?’ declares Yahweh,
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:26 Lit subside
  2. Jeremiah 5:26 Lit destruction
  3. Jeremiah 5:28 Or overlook deeds; lit pass over
  4. Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
  5. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge
  6. Jeremiah 5:29 Or for these things
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Jeremiah 5:26-29
Holman Christian Standard Bible

26 for wicked men live among My people.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait.[a](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?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:26 Hb obscure
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