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Jeremiah 5:28

American Standard Version

They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

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Jeremiah 5:28 in other translations

They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t defend the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 5:28 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 5:28 in context

  1. 26For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
  2. 27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
  3. 28They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
  4. 29Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
  5. 30A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: