Verse 28
Jeremiah 5:28
New Living Translation
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They are fat and sleek,<br>and there is no limit to their wicked deeds.<br>They refuse to provide justice to orphans<br>and deny the rights of the poor.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
שָׁמְנ֣וּ עָשְׁת֗וּ גַּ֚ם עָֽבְר֣וּ דִבְרֵי רָ֔ע דִּ֣ין לֹא דָ֔נוּ דִּ֥ין יָת֖וֹם וְ/יַצְלִ֑יחוּ וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֥ט אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים לֹ֥א שָׁפָֽטוּ
English Translation
We have become fat; they have also spoken words of evil; they have not judged the case; they have not judged the orphan, and the judgment of the needy they have not decided.
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