Jeremiah 5:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 5:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They 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.”
Jeremiah 5:28 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. ”
Jeremiah 5:28 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless--and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.”
Jeremiah 5:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge. ”
Jeremiah 5:28 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They are waxen fat and shining: they doe ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they execute no iudgement, no not the iudgement of the fatherlesse: yet they prosper, though they execute no iudgement for the poore.”
Jeremiah 5:28 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:28 in Context — Jeremiah 5
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?
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
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What Does Jeremiah 5:28 Mean?
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