26 For wicked people are found among My people,
They (A)watch like fowlers [a]lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch people.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of (B)deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:26 Perhaps, crouching down

26 “Among my people are the wicked(A)
    who lie in wait(B) like men who snare birds
    and like those who set traps(C) to catch people.
27 Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of deceit;(D)
they have become rich(E) and powerful

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26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

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10 But they (A)do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who (B)store up [a]violence and devastation in their citadels.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:10 I.e., the plunder from violence

10 “They do not know how to do right,(A)” declares the Lord,
    “who store up in their fortresses(B)
    what they have plundered(C) and looted.”

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10 For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

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