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Jeremiah 5:27 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 5:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 5 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. cage: or, coop”
Jeremiah 5:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 5:27
The exploitation intensifies: 'As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit' (kĕḵeluḇ mālēʾ ʿôp̄ kēn bāttêhem mĕlēʾîm mirmâ, כִּכְלוּב מָלֵא עוֹף כֵּן בָּתֵּיהֶם מְלֵאִים מִרְמָה). The simile compares wealthy homes to bird cages crammed with trapped fowl—their prosperity derives from 'deceit' (mirmâ), meaning fraud, treachery, betrayal of trust. 'Therefore they are become great, and waxen rich' (ʿal-kēn gāḏĕlû wayyaʿăšîrû) shows cause and effect: wealth accumulation through injustice. The verbs gāḏal (become great) and ʿāšar (become rich) indicate impressive external success—...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 5:27
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“He is a merchant”
“saying”
“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”
“says Yahweh.”
“that he may set his nest on high”
“because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.”
“you who desire to swallow up the needy”
“and a short ephah{An ephah is a measure of volume”