Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 5:28 Interlinear
“They are waxen fat they shine yea they overpass the deeds of the wicked not the cause they judge not the cause the cause of the fatherless yet they prosper and the right of the needy do they not judge”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שָׁמְנ֣וּ | H8080 | They are waxen fat | to shine, i.e., (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross |
| 2 | עָשְׁת֗וּ | H6245 | they shine | probably to be sleek, i.e., glossy; hence (through the idea of polishing) to excogitate (as if forming in the mind) |
| 3 | גַּ֚ם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 4 | עָֽבְר֣וּ | H5674 | yea they overpass | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 5 | דִבְרֵי | H1697 | the deeds | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 6 | רָ֔ע | H7451 | of the wicked | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 7 | דִּ֥ין | H1779 | not the cause | judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife |
| 8 | לֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 9 | דָ֔נוּ | H1777 | they judge | to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law) |
| 10 | דִּ֥ין | H1779 | not the cause | judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife |
| 11 | יָת֖וֹם | H3490 | the cause of the fatherless | a bereaved person |
| 12 | וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ | H6743 | yet they prosper | to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive) |
| 13 | וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט | H4941 | and the right | properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind |
| 14 | אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים | H34 | of the needy | destitute |
| 15 | לֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 16 | שָׁפָֽטוּ׃ | H8199 | do they not judge | to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal |
Verse Context
Jeremiah 5:27As a cage full of birds so are their houses full...
Jeremiah 5:28 (current)They are waxen fat they shine yea they overpass the deeds of the wicked not the cause they judge not the cause the cause of the fatherless yet they prosper and the right of the needy do they not judge
Jeremiah 5:29 Shall I not visit for these things saith the LORD...