Jeremiah 5:26

Revised Standard Version

For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.

Cross References

Psalm 64:5

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see us?

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us wantonly ambush the innocent;

Isaiah 32:7

The knaveries of the knave are evil; he devises wicked devices to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.

Isaiah 58:1

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.

Jeremiah 18:20

Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

Jeremiah 18:22

May a cry be heard from their houses, when thou bringest the marauder suddenly upon them! For they have dug a pit to take me, and laid snares for my feet.

Jeremiah 4:22

“For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are stupid children, they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but how to do good they know not.”

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully; with his mouth each speaks peaceably to his neighbor, but in his heart he plans an ambush for him.

Micah 6:10

Can I forget the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed?

Micah 7:2

The godly man has perished from the earth, and there is none upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts his brother with a net.

Luke 5:10

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.”