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?’
Footnotes
- 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
New American Standard Bible 1995
26 ‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They (A)watch like fowlers [a]lying in wait;
They set a 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 [b]excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [c](D)orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not [d]defend the rights of the poor.
29 ‘(E)Shall I not punish [e]these people?’ declares the Lord,
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:26 Perhaps, crouching down
- Jeremiah 5:28 Lit pass over, or, overlook deeds
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
- Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge
- Jeremiah 5:29 Or for these things
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