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Jeremiah 5:27

25 Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.

26 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.

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.

29 Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

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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.

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BSB
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
KJV
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
WEB
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.
ASV
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
DARBY
As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
BLB
Like a cage full of birds, so their houses [are] full of deceit; upon thus they have become great and grown rich,
ÅB
Som et bur er fullt av fugler, slik er deres hus fulle av svik; derfor er de blitt store og rike.
OTB
Som bur fulle av fugler, er deres hus fulle av svik; derfor har de blitt store og rike.
B1930
Som et bur er fullt av fugler, således er deres hus fulle av svik; derfor er de blitt store og rike.

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