Jeremiah 5:26–27
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — The New International Version (NIV)
26 “Among my people are the wicked
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch people.
27 Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — New Living Translation (NLT)
26 “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.
27 Like a cage filled with birds,
their homes are filled with evil plots.
And now they are great and rich.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They lie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — New Century Version (NCV)
26 There are wicked men among my people.
Like those who make nets for catching birds,
they set their traps to catch people.
27 Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of lies.
They have become rich and powerful.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — American Standard Version (ASV)
26 For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
26 “Wicked people are found among my people.
They lie in ambush like bird catchers.
They set traps and catch people.
27 Like cages filled with birds, their houses are filled with deceit.
That is why they become powerful and rich.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
26 for wicked men live among My people.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait.
They set a trap;
they catch men.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
26 For scoundrels are found among my people;
they take over the goods of others.
Like fowlers they set a trap;
they catch human beings.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of treachery;
therefore they have become great and rich,
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
26 For wicked people are found among my people,
they lie in wait like the hiding of fowlers,
they set up a trap,
they catch humans.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of fraud.
Therefore they have become great,
and they have become rich.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
26 “Jeremiah, some of my people are evil.
They hide and wait just as people hide to catch birds.
They set traps for men.
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.
Jeremiah 5:26–27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
26 ‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They watch like fowlers lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
27 ‘Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.