27 “Though(A) he has covered his face with his fatness,
And made his waist heavy with fat,

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10 They have closed up their (A)fat hearts;
With their mouths they (B)speak proudly.

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28 They have grown (A)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (B)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(C)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook

10 “Make (A)the heart of this people dull,
And their ears heavy,
And shut their eyes;
(B)Lest they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And return and be healed.”

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(A)Their [a]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges

15 “But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked;
(A)You grew fat, you grew thick,
You are obese!
Then he (B)forsook God who (C)made him,
And scornfully esteemed the (D)Rock of his salvation.

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31 The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.

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10 “But please, (A)come back again, [a]all of you,
For I shall not find one wise man among you.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 17:10 So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT, Tg. all of them

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