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?’
Notas al pie
- Jeremiah 5:26 Lit subside
- Jeremiah 5:26 Lit destruction
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or overlook deeds; lit pass over
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
- Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge
- Jeremiah 5:29 Or for these things
Jeremiah 5:26-29
International Standard Version
26 “Evil men are found among my people.
They lie in wait like someone who traps birds.
They set a trap,
but they do so to catch people.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are filled with treachery.
This is how they have become prominent and rich,
28 and have grown fat and sleek.
There is no limit[a] to their evil deeds.
They don’t argue the case of the orphan to secure[b] justice.
They don’t defend the rights of[c] the poor.
29 ‘Should I not punish them for this?’[d]
asks the Lord.
‘Should I not avenge myself
on a nation like this?’
Notas al pie
- Jeremiah 5:28 Lit. pass over; or transgress
- Jeremiah 5:28 Lit. win
- Jeremiah 5:28 Lit. judge justly
- Jeremiah 5:29 Or punish these people
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