27 Like cages full of birds,

their houses are full of deceit;

they have become rich and powerful

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

27 Like a cage filled with birds,

their homes are filled with evil plots.

And now they are great and rich.

27 As a cage is full of birds,

So their houses are full of deceit.

Therefore they have become great and grown rich.

27 Like cages full of birds,

their houses are full of lies.

They have become rich and powerful.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.

27 As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.

27 Like cages filled with birds, their houses are filled with deceit. 

That is why they become powerful and rich. 

27 Like a cage full of birds,

so their houses are full of deceit.

Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.

27 Like a cage full of birds,

their houses are full of treachery;

therefore they have become great and rich,

27 Like a cage full of birds,

so their houses are full of fraud.

Therefore they have become great,

and they have become rich.

27 A hunter uses tricks to fill his cage with birds.

And my people have filled their houses with a lot of goods.

They have become rich and powerful.

27 ‘Like a cage full of birds,

So their houses are full of deceit;

Therefore they have become great and rich.