Jeremiah 5:26-29
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 For the wicked are found among my people.
They lie in wait like hunters;
destroyers,[a] they catch humans.(A)
27 Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of treachery;
therefore they have become great and rich;(B)
28 they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no limits in deeds of wickedness;
they do not judge with justice
the cause of the orphan, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.(C)
29 Shall I not punish them for these things?
says the Lord,
and shall I not bring retribution
on a nation such as this?(D)
Footnotes
- 5.26 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 5:26-29
New Living Translation
26 “Among my people are wicked men
who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind.
They continually set traps
to catch people.
27 Like a cage filled with birds,
their homes are filled with evil plots.
And now they are great and rich.
28 They are fat and sleek,
and there is no limit to their wicked deeds.
They refuse to provide justice to orphans
and deny the rights of the poor.
29 Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?
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