Jeremiah 5:27-29

Expanded Bible

²⁷ Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of ·lies [deceit].
They have become ·powerful [great] and rich.
²⁸     They have grown fat and sleek.
There is no end to the evil things they do.
They do not judge justly.
    They won’t plead the case of the orphan [Ex. 22:22–24; Deut. 10:18; 24:17, 19–21; 27:19]
    or help the poor be judged fairly [Ex. 22:25–27; 23:6, 11; Deut. 15:11].
²⁹ Shouldn’t I punish them [^Cthe people of Judah] for doing these things?” says the Lord.
    “Shouldn’t I ·give a nation such as this the punishment [^Lget revenge on a nation as] it deserves [v. 9]?