Jeremiah 5:27

God's Word

Like cages filled with birds, their houses are filled with deceit. That is why they become powerful and rich.

Cross References

Job 12:6

⌞But⌟ robbers’ tents are prosperous, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whose god is their power.

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord presents his case to the respected leaders and the officials of his people: “You have burned down the vineyard! Your houses are filled with goods stolen from the poor.”

Jeremiah 12:1

O Lord, even if I would argue my case with you, you would always be right. Yet, I want to talk to you about your justice. Why do wicked people succeed? Why do treacherous people have peace and quiet?

Jeremiah 8:5

The people of Jerusalem turned away from me without ever returning. They still cling to deceit. They refuse to return.

Jeremiah 9:6

Oppression follows oppression. Deceit follows deceit. They refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.

Hosea 12:9

I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again as you did during your appointed festivals.

Micah 1:12

Wait anxiously for good, inhabitants of Maroth. From the Lord disaster will come on the gates of Jerusalem.

Zephaniah 1:9

On that day I will punish all who jump over the doorway and all who fill their master’s house with violence and deception.

Revelation 18:2

He cried out in a powerful voice, “Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every evil spirit, every unclean  bird, and every unclean and hated beast.