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 Nem sequer dizem em seu coração: Temamos agora ao SENHOR nosso Deus, que dá chuva temporã e tardia em seu tempo; os tempos estabelecidos da ceifa ele nos guarda.

25 Vossas perversidades têm desviado estas coisas; e vossos pecados afastaram de vós o bem.

26 Porque foram achados perversos em meu povo; eles espiavam como quem põe laços; puseram armadilhas para prenderem homens.

27 Como uma gaiola cheia de pássaros, assim estão suas casas cheias de engano: assim eles se fizeram grandes e ricos.

28 Eles se engordaram e ficaram lustrosos, e ultrapassaram os limites das obras do mal; não julgam causa nenhuma, [nem sequer] a causa do órfão; porém fizeram-se prósperos; nem julgam o direito dos necessitados.

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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.

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