Jeremiah 5:28
Jeremiah 5:28 — The New International Version (NIV)
28 and have grown fat and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;
they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
Jeremiah 5:28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
28 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 — New Living Translation (NLT)
28 They are fat and sleek,
and there is no limit to their wicked deeds.
They refuse to provide justice to orphans
and deny the rights of the poor.
Jeremiah 5:28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
28 They have grown fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
Jeremiah 5:28 — New Century Version (NCV)
28 They have grown big and fat.
There is no end to the evil things they do.
They won’t plead the case of the orphan
or help the poor be judged fairly.
Jeremiah 5:28 — American Standard Version (ASV)
28 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
28 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
28 They grow big and fat.
Their evil deeds have no limits.
They have no respect for the rights of others.
They have no respect for the rights of orphans.
But they still prosper.
They don’t defend the rights of the poor.
Jeremiah 5:28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
28 They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Jeremiah 5:28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
28 they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no limits in deeds of wickedness;
they do not judge with justice
the cause of the orphan, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
Jeremiah 5:28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
28 They have grown fat,
they have grown sleek,
also, their evil deeds have no limit.
They do not judge with justice,
the legal cause of the orphan,
or allow it to succeed,
and the legal case of the poor,
they do not defend.
Jeremiah 5:28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
28 They have grown fat and heavy.
There is no limit to the evil things they do.
In court they do not state the case
of children whose fathers have died.
They do not stand up for poor people.
Jeremiah 5:28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
28 ‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.