Jeremiah 5
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Jeremiah 5:26-28

26For among my peopleH5971 are foundH4672 wickedH7563 men : they lie in waitH7789, as he that settethH7918 snaresH3353; they setH5324 a trapH4889, they catchH3920 menH582.1 27As a cageH3619 is fullH4392 of birdsH5775, so are their housesH1004 fullH4392 of deceitH4820: therefore they have become greatH1431, and have grown richH6238.2 28They have become fatH8080, they shineH6245: yea, they exceedH5674 the deedsH1697 of the wickedH7451: they judgeH1777 not the causeH1779, the cause of the fatherlessH3490, yet they prosperH6743; and the rightH4941 of the needyH34 do they not judgeH8199.

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  1. 1. Jeremiah 5:26 they lay...: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 5:27 cage: or, coop ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain