New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:28-29

28They are 1fat, they are sleek, They also 2excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the 3 4orphan, that they may prosper; And they do not 5defend the rights of the poor.29 6Shall I not punish 7these people?’ declares the Lord, ‘On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?’

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 5:28 Deut 32:15 ↩
2. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit pass over, or, overlook deeds ↩
3. Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless ↩
4. Jeremiah 5:28 Is 1:23; Jer 7:6; 22:3; Zech 7:10 ↩
5. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge ↩
6. Jeremiah 5:29 Jer 5:9; Mal 3:5 ↩
7. Jeremiah 5:29 Or for these things ↩

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