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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שָׁמְנ֣וּH8080They are waxen fatto shine, i.e., (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross
2עָשְׁת֗וּH6245they shineprobably to be sleek, i.e., glossy; hence (through the idea of polishing) to excogitate (as if forming in the mind)
3גַּ֚םH1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
4עָֽבְר֣וּH5674yea they overpassto cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
5דִבְרֵיH1697the deedsa word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
6רָ֔עH7451of the wickedbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
7דִּ֥יןH1779not the causejudgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
8לֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9דָ֔נוּH1777they judgeto rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
10דִּ֥יןH1779not the causejudgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
11יָת֖וֹםH3490the cause of the fatherlessa bereaved person
12וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּH6743yet they prosperto push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
13וּמִשְׁפַּ֥טH4941and the rightproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
14אֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםH34of the needydestitute
15לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
16שָׁפָֽטוּ׃H8199do they not judgeto 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...

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