Jeremiah 5:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 5:27

25 ^aYour iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.

26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They ^alie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.

28 They have grown ^afat, they are sleek;
Yes, they¹ surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead ^bthe cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
^cYet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.

29 ^aShall I not punish them for these things?’ says the Lord.
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’

30 “An astonishing and ^ahorrible thing
Has been committed in the land:

31 The prophets prophesy ^afalsely,
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people ^blove to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 5:27

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American Standard Version
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.

Amplified® Bible
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit {and} treachery; therefore they have become great and grown rich,

Contemporary English Version
You are evil, and you lie and cheat to make yourselves rich. You are powerful

Darby English Version
As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.

Good News Bible
Just as a hunter fills a cage with birds, they have filled their houses with loot. That is why they are powerful and rich,

King James Version
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

New American Standard Bible
`Like a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich.

New International Version
Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful

New King James Version
As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Like a cage full of birds, So their houses fill with deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich.

Revised Standard Version
Like a basket full of birds, their houses are full of treachery; therefore they have become great and rich,

Young's Literal Translation
As a cage full of fowls, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.

New English Translation
Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught,¹ their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit.² That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.³

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