Jeremiah 5:28

Jeremiah 5:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They 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.
• New International Version (NIV)and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend.

Context of Jeremiah 5:28

26There are wicked men among my people. They like to catch people and rob them. They hide like someone who wants to catch a bird. They put out their traps to kill what they want. 27Their houses are full of valuable things, like a trap that is full of beautiful birds. They have cheated people and they have robbed them. That is how they have become rich and powerful. They are very fat and healthy. They will never stop doing evil things. They do not help poor people or children who have no family. They do not try to get justice for them.’ 29The Lord says, ‘I will certainly punish them for what they have done. I will pay back this wicked nation for their sins. 30A terrible thing is happening in the land of Judah.

Jeremiah 5:28 word by word

שָׁמְנ֣וּ עָשְׁת֗וּ גַּ֚ם עָֽבְר֣וּ דִבְרֵי־רָ֔ע דִּ֣ין לֹא־דָ֔נוּ דִּ֥ין יָת֖וֹם וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים לֹ֥א שָׁפָֽטוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They are waxen fatשָׁמֵןshâman · to grow fatH8080
• they shineעָשַׁת‛âshath · to gleamH6245
• yea, they overpassעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: trespassH5674
• the deedsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: deedH1697
• of the wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• they judgeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
• not the causeדִּיןdîyn dûn · judgmentH1779
• the cause of the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• yet they prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
• and the rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• of the needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• do they not judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199

Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:28

• Deuteronomy 32:15The Israelites became rich and fat. They turned against God. They were full of good food, but they turned away from God. He was the one who made them. He was the strong Rock who kept them safe. But they no longer respected him.
• Job 15:27He eats too much and his whole body is very fat.
• Job 21:23One person has good health all his life. Even when he is ready to die, he still lives a safe and happy life.
• Psalms 73:6Their pride is like their necklace. They like to be cruel, as they like to wear clothes.
• Psalms 119:70Those people do not understand anything, but your Law makes me very happy.
• Amos 4:1Listen to this message, you women who live on the hill in Samaria. You are like fat cows that do not work hard for food. You are like the cows in Bashan. They eat on very good land by the Jordan river. You do not give to weak people what they need. You are not fair to poor people. Then you sit down and you say to your husbands, ‘Bring us more to drink.’
• James 5:4But you have not paid the workers in your fields the money that you should have paid them. You have cheated them. Now they are shouting against you. The Lord of great power has heard them when they cry to him for help.
• Jeremiah 2:33You are very clever. You can always find someone to love. Even prostitutes could learn something from you!
• Ezekiel 5:6But Jerusalem's people have refused to obey my rules and my commands. They have become more wicked than the nations and countries around them. They have not obeyed my laws.
• Ezekiel 16:47You lived like them and you did all the same disgusting things that they did. But you quickly became even worse than them.
• 1 Corinthians 5:1We have heard bad news about what is happening among you. Some of you are having sex in wrong ways. We have heard that one man is even having sex with his own father's wife! Even people who do not know God do not do things as bad as that!
• Jeremiah 22:15Are you better than other kings because you use more cedar wood to build your palace? Think about how your father lived. He did what was right and fair. He had enough to eat and to drink. So he was happy with a good life.
• Job 29:12When poor people cried for help, I rescued them. I helped children who had no family that could help them.
• Psalms 72:4Please help the king to judge poor people fairly. May he save the children of weak people, and destroy those cruel people who hurt them.
• Psalms 82:2He asks them, ‘How long will you continue to judge people in a way that is not fair? How long will you say that wicked people are right? Selah.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers have turned against God. They are friends of robbers. They all accept bribes and they love to receive gifts. But they do not help widows or children who have no family. They do not make sure that they receive justice.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28They judge not the cause, yet they prosper - Perhaps we might be justified in translating, "And shall they prosper?"Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-31Verses 20-31 Against the God (1) of Creation Jeremiah 5:22, and (2) of Providence Jeremiah 5:24, They sin, not merely by apostasy, but by a general immorality extending to all classes Jeremiah 5:25-28. It is in this immorality that their idolatry has its root. Jeremiah 5:22 The sea is the symbol of restless and indomitable energy, chafing against all resistance, and dashing to pieces the works whereby man endeavors to restrain its fury. Yet God has…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-31Verses 19-31 Unhumbled hearts are ready to charge God with being unjust in their afflictions. But they may read their sin in their punishment. If men will inquire wherefore the Lord doeth hard things unto them, let them think of their sins. The restless waves obeyed the Divine decree, that they should not pass the sandy shores, which were as much a restraint as lofty mountains; but they burst all restraints of God's law, and were wholly gone into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-28In Jerusalem, some wicked men became wealthy by oppressing orphans and the poor (Jeremiah 7:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. shine--the effect of fatness on the skin (De 32:15). They live a life of self-indulgence. overpass ... the wicked--exceed even the Gentiles in wickedness (Jr 2:33; Eze 5:6, 7). judge not ... fatherless--(Is 1:23). yet ... prosper--(Jr 12:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 5:28

• Backsliders
• Deceit
• Orphan
• Rich, the
• Rulers
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Alms
• Correction
• Deceit
• Assessor
• Deed
• Exodus, the Book of
• Fatherless
• Jeremiah (2)
• Overpass
• Plead

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings