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

26For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men. 27Like a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich. They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; And they do not defend the rights of the poor. 29Shall I not punish these people?’ declares the Lord, ‘On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?’ 30“An appalling and horrible thing Has happened in the land:

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

• fatשָׁמֵןshâman · to grow fatH8080
• they are sleekעָשַׁת‛âshath · to gleamH6245
• They alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• excelעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: trespassH5674
• in deedsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: deedH1697
• of wickednessרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• They do not pleadדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
• the causeדִּיןdîyn dûn · judgmentH1779
• orphanיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• that they may prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
• defendשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• the rightsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• of the poorאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34

Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:28

• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked-- You are grown fat, thick, and sleek-- Then he forsook God who made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
• Job 15:27For he has covered his face with his fat And made his thighs heavy with flesh.
• Job 21:23One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and satisfied;
• Psalms 73:6Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.
• Psalms 119:70Their heart is covered with fat, But I delight in Your law.
• Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”
• James 5:4Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
• Jeremiah 2:33How well you prepare your way To seek love! Therefore even the wicked women You have taught your ways.
• Ezekiel 5:6But she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations and against My statutes more than the lands which surround her; for they have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.’
• Ezekiel 16:47Yet you have not merely walked in their ways or done according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you acted more corruptly in all your conduct than they.
• 1 Corinthians 5:1It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife.
• Jeremiah 22:15Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
• Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
• Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor.
• Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

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