Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they do not judge the right of the needy.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

29"Shall I not punish for these things?" says the Lord. "Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

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Cross References

Job 12:6The tents of robbers prosper.Those who provoke God are secure,who carry their God in their hands.

Job 21:23One dies in his full strength,being wholly at ease and quiet.

Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people.He will save the children of the needy,and will break the oppressor in pieces.

Psalms 73:6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck.Violence covers them like a garment.

Psalms 82:2"How long will you judge unjustly,and show partiality to the wicked?"Selah.

Proverbs 15:25The Lord will uproot the house of the proud,but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 5:26-31

Expostulation with Israel. ( b. c. 608.) 25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 28 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… Read the whole commentary →

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