Revised Version 1895
Jeremiah 5:28
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
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 among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. 27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. 29shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 30A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land;
Read all of Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 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
- deedsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: deedH1697
- wickednessרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- pleadדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
- notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- causeמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
- prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
- needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
- judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:28
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek: Then he forsook God which made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- Job 15:27Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, and made collops of fat on his flanks;
- Job 21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet:
- Psalms 73:6Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.
- Psalms 119:70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
- Amos 4:1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
- James 5:4Behold, the hire of the labourers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
- Jeremiah 2:33How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways.
- Ezekiel 5:6And she hath rebelled against my judgments in doing wickedness more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have rejected my judgments, and as for my statutes, they have not walked in them.
- Ezekiel 16:47Yet hast thou not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast more corrupt than they in all thy ways.
- 1 Corinthians 5:1It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that one of you hath his father’s wife.
- Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? then it was well with him.
- Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
- Psalms 72:4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
- Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
- Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto 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
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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
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