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Jeremiah 5:27

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.

Jeremiah 5:27 WEB

Jeremiah 5:27 in the King James Version

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

Context

26 For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.

28 They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t defend the rights of the needy.

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