Jeremiah 5:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A hunter traps birds and puts them in a cage, but some of you trap humans and make them your slaves. You are evil, and you lie and cheat to make yourselves rich. You are powerful

Cross References

Psalm 64:5

They are determined to do evil, and they tell themselves, “Let's set traps! No one can see us.”

Proverbs 1:11

when they say, “Come on! Let's gang up and kill somebody, just for the fun of it!

Isaiah 32:7

Cruel people tell lies— they do evil things, and make cruel plans to destroy the poor and needy, even when they beg for justice.

Isaiah 58:1

Shout the message! Don't hold back. Say to my people Israel: You've sinned! You've turned against the LORD.

Jeremiah 18:20

I tried to help them, but they are paying me back by digging a pit to trap me. I even begged you not to punish them.

Jeremiah 18:22

These people have dug pits and set traps for me, LORD. Make them scream in fear when you send enemy troops to attack their homes.

Jeremiah 4:22

I heard the LORD say, “My people ignore me. They are foolish children who do not understand that they will be punished. All they know is how to sin.”

Jeremiah 9:8

They say they want peace, but this lie is deadly, like an arrow that strikes when you least expect it.

Micah 6:10

You store up stolen treasures and use dishonest scales.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Luke 5:10

His partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were surprised too. Jesus told Simon, “Don't be afraid! From now on you will bring in people instead of fish.”