Jeremiah 5:26

Jeremiah 5:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They continually set traps to catch people.

Context of Jeremiah 5:26

24They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’ 25Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have deprived you of good. “Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people. 27Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; they have become rich and powerful 28and 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.

Jeremiah 5:26 word by word

כִּי־נִמְצְא֥וּ בְעַמִּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֑ים יָשׁוּר֙ כְּשַׁ֣ךְ יְקוּשִׁ֔ים הִצִּ֥יבוּ מַשְׁחִ֖ית אֲנָשִׁ֥ים יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For among my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• are foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• they lay waitשׁוּרshûr · to seeH7789
• as he that settethשָׁכַךְshâkak · to subsideH7918
• snaresיָקוּשׁyâqûsh · fowlerH3353
• they setנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• a trapמַשְׁחִיתmashchîyth · destructionH4889
• they catchלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:26

• Jeremiah 4:22“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”
• Isaiah 58:1“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
• Ezekiel 22:2“Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices
• Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
• 1 Samuel 19:10Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.
• Psalms 10:9like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
• Psalms 64:5They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, “Who will see it?”
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
• Habakkuk 1:14You have made people like the fish in the sea, like the sea creatures that have no ruler.
• Luke 5:10and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26They lay wait, as he that setteth snares - A metaphor taken from fowlers, who, having fixed their nets, lie down and keep out of sight, that when birds come, they may be ready to draw and entangle them.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. 2626. (Pr 1:11, 17, 18; Ha 1:15). as he that setteth snares--rather, "as fowlers crouch" [Maurer]. trap--literally, "destruction": the instrument of destruction. catch men--not as Peter, to save (Lu 5:10), but to destroy men.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 5:26

• Backsliders
• Snare
• Trap
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Correction
• Deceit
• Fowler
• Net
• Exodus, the Book of
• Jeremiah (2)
• Lay; Laying
• Trap

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