Jeremiah
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:27
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.”
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:27 Context
24Neither 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. 25Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. 26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 28They 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. 29Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 30A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
"As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich." Jeremiah 5:27 KJV Similar Verses Save
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Translation Details for Jeremiah 5:27
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Other Translations for Jeremiah 5:27
Bible Commentary for Jeremiah 5:27
Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 5:27
5:27 Their houses - They fill their houses with the goods of those they deceive, and over - reach.
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
'Like a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
- American Standard Version (1901)
As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth.
- Basic English Bible
As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
- Darby Bible
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and have grown rich.
- Webster's Bible
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.
- World English Bible
As a cage full of fowls, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.
- Youngs Literal Bible
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; therefore they are become great, and waxen rich;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible