Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people. New Living Translation “Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They continually set traps to catch people. English Standard Version For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men. Berean Standard Bible For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. King James Bible For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. New King James Version ‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men. New American Standard Bible ‘For wicked people are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch people. NASB 1995 ‘For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men. NASB 1977 ‘For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men. Legacy Standard Bible For wicked men are found among My people; They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap; They catch men. Amplified Bible ‘For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers who lie in wait; They set a trap, They catch men. Christian Standard Bible for wicked men live among my people. They watch like hunters lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men. Holman Christian Standard Bible for wicked men live among My people. They watch like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men. American Standard Version For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. Contemporary English Version A hunter traps birds and puts them in a cage, but some of you trap humans and make them your slaves. English Revised Version For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Wicked people are found among my people. They lie in ambush like bird catchers. They set traps and catch people. Good News Translation "Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people. International Standard Version "Evil men are found among my people. They lie in wait like someone who traps birds. They set a trap, but they do so to catch people. Majority Standard Bible For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. NET Bible "Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people. New Heart English Bible For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men. Webster's Bible Translation For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. World English Bible For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor the wicked have been found among My people. He watches like one who sets snares, "" They have set up a trap—they capture men. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation For evil ones were found among my people: he will look about as the stooping of fowlers; they set snares, they will take men. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor among my people are found wicked men, that lie in wait as fowlers, setting snares and traps to catch men. Catholic Public Domain Version For the impious are found among my people; they lie in ambush like fowlers setting snares, for they set traps to catch men. New American Bible For criminals lurk among my people; like fowlers they set traps, but it is human beings they catch. New Revised Standard Version For scoundrels are found among my people; they take over the goods of others. Like fowlers they set a trap; they catch human beings. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor among my people are found wicked men; they have laid snares like hedges that they may catch men with them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because sinners are found in my nation, and they set snares like hedges, that the children of men may be captured by them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For among My people are found wicked men; They pry, as fowlers lie in wait; They set a trap, they catch men. Brenton Septuagint Translation For among my people were found ungodly men; and they have set snares to destroy men, and have caught them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment Proclaimed…25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty. 26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. 27Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.… Cross References Micah 7:2-4 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. / The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. Psalm 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. Psalm 37:32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, Proverbs 1:11-12 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. Isaiah 29:20-21 For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down— / those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice. Hosea 6:9 Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. Luke 11:39 Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. Romans 16:17-18 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. 2 Peter 2:1-3 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. Jude 1:4 For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Revelation 2:2 I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles. Treasury of Scripture For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men. For. Jeremiah 4:22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. Isaiah 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Ezekiel 22:2-12 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations… lay wait. Jeremiah 18:22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. 1 Samuel 19:10,11 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night… Psalm 10:9,10 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net… catch. Luke 5:10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. Jump to Previous Birds Capture Catch Covering Found Fowlers Lie Lurk Net Sinners Snare Snares Stoop Trap Traps Wait Watch Watching WickedJump to Next Birds Capture Catch Covering Found Fowlers Lie Lurk Net Sinners Snare Snares Stoop Trap Traps Wait Watch Watching WickedJeremiah 5 1. The judgments of God upon the people, for their perverseness;7. for their adultery; 10. for their impiety; 15. for their worship of idols; 19. for their contempt of God; 25. and for their great corruption in the civil state; 30. and ecclesiastical. For among My people This phrase sets the stage by identifying the group in question—God's chosen people, Israel. The Hebrew word for "people" is "עַם" (am), which often denotes a collective group bound by covenant with God. Historically, Israel was chosen to be a light to the nations, a kingdom of priests (Exodus 19:6). This phrase underscores the gravity of the situation, as the corruption is not among outsiders but within the covenant community itself. are wicked men They lie in wait like fowlers they set a trap to catch men Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction My people בְעַמִּ֖י (ḇə·‘am·mî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock are among נִמְצְא֥וּ (nim·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present wicked men. רְשָׁעִ֑ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person They watch יָשׁוּר֙ (yā·šūr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7789: To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for like fowlers יְקוּשִׁ֔ים (yə·qū·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3353: Entangled, a snare, a snarer lying in wait; כְּשַׁ֣ךְ (kə·šaḵ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7918: To weave, a trap, to allay they set הִצִּ֥יבוּ (hiṣ·ṣî·ḇū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand a trap; מַשְׁחִ֖ית (maš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4889: Destructive, destruction they catch יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃ (yil·kō·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere men. אֲנָשִׁ֥ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind Links Jeremiah 5:26 NIVJeremiah 5:26 NLT Jeremiah 5:26 ESV Jeremiah 5:26 NASB Jeremiah 5:26 KJV Jeremiah 5:26 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 5:26 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 5:26 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 5:26 French Bible Jeremiah 5:26 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 5:26 For among my people are found wicked (Jer.) |
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