Jeremiah 5:26
24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
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 they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
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 with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
Read in contextPsalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Read in contextJeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:2–12
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
Read in contextPsalms 10:9–10
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Read in context1 Samuel 19:10–11
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
Read in contextLuke 5:10
And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
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