Verse 27
Jeremiah 5:27
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
27
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ/כְלוּב֙ מָ֣לֵא ע֔וֹף כֵּ֥ן בָּתֵּי/הֶ֖ם מְלֵאִ֣ים מִרְמָ֑ה עַל כֵּ֥ן גָּדְל֖וּ וַֽ/יַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ
English Translation
Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit; therefore they grew great and became rich.
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And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
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O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; th...
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Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the...
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I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, and th...
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Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leo...
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How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. When I had...
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Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation...
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10
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are...
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For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehov...
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12
They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we...
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and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
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14
Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will...
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Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation...
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Their quiver is an open sepulcher, they are all mighty men.
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And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat; they...
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But even in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
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19
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God (Elohim) done all these...
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Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
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Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have e...
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Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the...
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But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
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Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God (Elohim), that giveth rain, both th...
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Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good from you.
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As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and...
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They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause,...
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A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
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the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have...
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