Jeremiah 5:26-27

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for wicked men live among My people.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait.^(a)^(A)
They set a trap;^(B)
they catch men.

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Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of deceit.^(C)
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.

a. Jeremiah 5:26: Hb obscure

A. Jeremiah 5:26: Proverbs 1:11

B. Jeremiah 5:26: Psalm 10:9

C. Jeremiah 5:27: Psalm 10:7; Psalm 50:19; Isaiah 3:14; Isaiah 5:18; Isaiah 30:12; Jeremiah 8:5; Acts 13:10; Romans 1:29