Jeremiah 5:26
24 They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
25 Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
27 Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
28 They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
- KJV
- For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
- WEB
- For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.
- ASV
- For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
- DARBY
- For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
- BLB
- For wicked ones are found among My people; they keep watch like crouching fowlers; they set a trap; they capture men.
- ÅB
- For det finnes ugudelige blant mitt folk; de legger seg på lur, slik som fuglefangere dukker seg ned; de setter ut snarer og fanger mennesker.
- OTB
- For onde menn finnes blant Mitt folk; de ligger på lur som de som setter feller for å fange mennesker.
- B1930
- For det finnes ugudelige blandt mitt folk; de legger sig på lur, likesom fuglefangere dukker sig ned; de setter ut snarer og fanger mennesker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Read in contextPsalms 64:5
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
Read in contextJeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:2–12
“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
Read in contextPsalms 10:9–10
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Read in context1 Samuel 19:10–11
Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
Read in contextLuke 5:10
and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
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