NASB
"'Like a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich."
— Jeremiah 5:27, NASB
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.”
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich. ”
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.”
“Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.”
“As a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit: therefore are they become great and enriched.”
“As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth.”
“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.”
'They do not say in their heart, "Let us now fear the LORD our God, Who gives rain in its season, Both the autumn rain and the spring rain, Who keeps for us The appointed weeks of the harvest."
'Your iniquities have turned these away, And your sins have withheld good from you.
'For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men.
'Like a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich.
'They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
'Shall I not punish these people?' declares the LORD, 'On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?'
"An appalling and horrible thing Has happened in the land: