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Jeremiah 5:28 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 5:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 5 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 5:28
The indictment continues: 'They are waxen fat, they shine' (šāmĕnû ʿāšĕṯû, שָׁמְנוּ עָשְׁתוּ)—physical prosperity from exploitation. 'Yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked' (gam-ʿāḇĕrû diḇrê-rāʿ, גַּם־עָבְרוּ דִבְרֵי־רָע) means they surpass even pagans in evil. The specific charge: 'they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge' (dîn lōʾ-ḏānû dîn-yāṯôm wĕyaṣlîḥû ûmišpaṭ ʾeḇyônîm lōʾ šāp̄āṭû). This pinpoints covenant violation: failing to provide justice for orphans and the poor (Exodus 22:22-24, Deuteronomy 10:18, 24:...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 5:28
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“and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes”
“and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he forsook God who made him”
“these are the wicked. Being always at ease”
“nor the fatherless”
“the fatherless”
“the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields”
“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”
“and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles”
“nor done after their abominations; but”
“and gathered fat on his thighs.”