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Jeremiah 5:26 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 5:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 5 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. they lay: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait”
Jeremiah 5:26 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 5:26
God exposes social injustice: 'For among my people are found wicked men' (kî-nimṣĕʾû ḇĕʿammî rĕšāʿîm, כִּי־נִמְצְאוּ בְעַמִּי רְשָׁעִים). The term 'my people' intensifies the tragedy—those called to be holy harbor wickedness. The metaphor 'they lay wait, as he that setteth snares' compares evildoers to hunters trapping prey: 'they set a trap, they catch men' (yāṣîḇû mašḥîṯ ʾănāšîm yilkōḏû). This vivid imagery depicts deliberate, calculated exploitation—the wealthy and powerful systematically oppressing the vulnerable. The Hebrew māšḥîṯ (trap, snare) emphasizes premeditation. These aren't accid...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 5:26
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“Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;,If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:, אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּם׃ ,If they say: Come with us”
“Who will see them?”
“when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me”
“son of man”
“when he draws him in his net.”
“like the creeping things”
“and he struck the spear into the wall: and David fled”
“they don't know me; they are foolish children”
“sons of Zebedee”
“don't spare”