Jeremiah 5:26

The English Standar Version

For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait.[1] 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 them?

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;

Isaiah 32:7

As for the scoundrel -- his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.

Isaiah 58:1

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

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

Jeremiah 18:22

May a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring the plunderer 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 'wise' -- 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 peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he plans an ambush for him.

Micah 6:10

Can I forget any longer the treasures[4] of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed?

Micah 7:2

The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other 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; from now on you will be catching men."