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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
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26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They (A)lie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
28 They have grown (B)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (C)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(D)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
29 (E)Shall I not punish them for these things?’ says the Lord.
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook
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