Jeremiah 5:26-28

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‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They ^(A)watch like fowlers ^(a)lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.

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‘Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of ^(B)deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.

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‘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.

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 5:26: ['Perhaps, ', crouching down]

b. Jeremiah 5:28: ['Lit ', pass over, ', or, ', overlook deeds]

c. Jeremiah 5:28: ['Or ', fatherless]

d. Jeremiah 5:28: ['Lit ', judge]

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 5:26: Psalm 10:9; Proverbs 1:11; Jeremiah 18:22; Habakkuk 1:15

B. Jeremiah 5:27: Jeremiah 9:6

C. Jeremiah 5:28: Deuteronomy 32:15

D. Jeremiah 5:28: Isaiah 1:23; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 22:3; Zechariah 7:10