Jeremiah 5:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”
Jeremiah 5:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:26 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 5:26 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 5:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.”
Jeremiah 5:26 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.”
Jeremiah 5:26 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For the wicked have been found among My people. It looketh about the covering of snares, They have set up a trap--men they capture.”
Jeremiah 5:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.”
Jeremiah 5:26 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For among my people are founde wicked persons, that lay waite as hee that setteth snares: they haue made a pit, to catch men.”
Jeremiah 5:26 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:26 in Context — Jeremiah 5
24 Y no dijeron en su corazón: Temamos ahora á Jehová Dios nuestro, que da lluvia temprana y tardía en su tiempo; los tiempos establecidos de la siega nos guarda.
25 Vuestras iniquidades han estorbado estas cosas; y vuestros pecados apartaron de vosotros el bien.
26 Porque fueron hallados en mi pueblo impíos; acechaban como quien pone lazos; pusieron trampa para tomar hombres.
27 Como jaula llena de pájaros, así están sus casas llenas de engaño: así se hicieron grandes y ricos.
28 Engordaron y pusiéronse lustrosos, y sobrepujaron los hechos del malo: no juzgaron la causa, la causa del huérfano; con todo hiciéronse prósperos, y la causa de los pobres no juzgaron.
Read the full chapter: Jeremiah 5 — Walk in Love as Christ Loved Us →
What Does Jeremiah 5:26 Mean?
Jeremiah 5:26 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free