Jeremiah 5:27

Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are filled with treachery. This is how they have become prominent and rich,

Proverbs 1:11-13

If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

Jeremiah 9:6

You yourself live in the midst of deception, and because they are deceived they do not know me," declares the LORD.

Hosea 12:7-8

"Now as for the merchant, deceitful balances remain in his hand, and he loves to defraud.

Amos 8:4-6

"Hear this, you who are swallowing up the needy, who intend to make the poor of the land fail,

Micah 1:12

Even though the inhabitants of Maroth long for success, nevertheless evil descended from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

Micah 6:10-11

Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?

Habakkuk 2:9-11

"Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil.

Revelation 18:2

He cried out in a powerful voice, "Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and hated beast.

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Summary

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

General references

Bible References

Cage

Revelation 18:2
He cried out in a powerful voice, "Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and hated beast.

So are

Proverbs 1:11
If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.
Hosea 12:7
"Now as for the merchant, deceitful balances remain in his hand, and he loves to defraud.
Amos 8:4
"Hear this, you who are swallowing up the needy, who intend to make the poor of the land fail,
Micah 1:12
Even though the inhabitants of Maroth long for success, nevertheless evil descended from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.
Micah 6:10
Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?
Habakkuk 2:9
"Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil.

General references

Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and they drink the wine of violence.
Isaiah 59:14
I'll drive back justice, and righteousness stands at a distance; for truth has fallen in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

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