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
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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 Ils ne disent pas dans leur cœur: Craignons l’Éternel, notre Dieu, Qui donne la pluie en son temps, La pluie de la première et de l’arrière saison, Et qui nous réserve les semaines destinées à la moisson.
25 C’est à cause de vos iniquités que ces dispensations n’ont pas lieu, Ce sont vos péchés qui vous privent de ces biens.
26 Car il se trouve parmi mon peuple des méchants; Ils épient comme l’oiseleur qui dresse des pièges, Ils tendent des filets, et prennent des hommes.
27 Comme une cage est remplie d’oiseaux, Leurs maisons sont remplies de fraude; C’est ainsi qu’ils deviennent puissants et riches.
28 Ils s’engraissent, ils sont brillants d’embonpoint; Ils dépassent toute mesure dans le mal, Ils ne défendent pas la cause, la cause de l’orphelin, et ils prospèrent; Ils ne font pas droit aux indigents.
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What Does Jeremiah 5:26 Mean?
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