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 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.
29 Ne châtierais-je pas ces choses-là, dit l’Éternel, Ne me vengerais-je pas d’une pareille nation?
30 Des choses horribles, abominables, Se font dans le pays.
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What Does Jeremiah 5:28 Mean?
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