27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.


In Context

24 Neither do they say in their heart, 'Let us now fear Yahweh our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.'

25 |Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.

26 For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.

28 They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excell in deeds of wickedness. They don't plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don't judge the right of the needy.

29 |Shall I not punish for these things?| says Yahweh. |Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Jeremiah 5:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:27As a cage is full of birds, so [are] their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:27Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; they have become rich and powerful

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:27As a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit: therefore are they become great and enriched.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:27As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and have grown rich.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:27As a cage full of fowls, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.