Jeremiah 5:27
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.Jeremiah 5:27 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યર્મિયા ૫:૨૭
- જેમ પાંજરું પક્ષીઓથી ભરાયેલું હોય છે તેમ તેઓનાં ઘરો કપટથી મેળવેલા દ્રવ્યથી ભરેલાં છે.
- हिन्दी — यिर्मयाह ५:२७
- जैसा पिंजड़ा चिड़ियों से भरा हो, वैसे ही उनके घर छल से भरे रहते हैं; इसी प्रकार वे बढ़ गए और धनी हो गए हैं।
In context
25“Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.
26For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.
28They 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.
29“Shouldn’t I punish for these things?” says the LORD. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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