Jeremiah 5:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 5:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 5:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 5:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Jeremiah 5:27 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 5:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Jeremiah 5:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Jeremiah 5:27 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 5:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As a cage is full of birdes, so are their houses full of deceite: thereby they are become great and waxen riche.”

Jeremiah 5:27 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 5:27 in Context — Jeremiah 5

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

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.

28 They 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.

29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

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What Does Jeremiah 5:27 Mean?

Jeremiah 5:27 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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