Jeremiah 5:28
King James Version
Translation: KJV
26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.Select Jeremiah 5:26
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.Select Jeremiah 5:27
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.Select Jeremiah 5:28
29Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?Select Jeremiah 5:29
30A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;Select Jeremiah 5:30
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WEB
5:28 They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t judge the right of the needy.
ASV
5:28 They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
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