Jeremiah 5:26

The Passion Translation

“Lurking among my people are wicked criminals. They are like hunters hiding to catch birds in their nets, setting their traps to catch people.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:11

When the gang says— “We’re going to steal and kill and get away with it.

Jeremiah 18:22

May cries be heard from their homes as you suddenly bring raiders upon them without warning. For they’ve dug a pit to catch me and hidden snares for my feet.

Psalm 64:5

They persist with their evil plans and plot together to hide their traps. They boast, “No one can see us or stop us!”

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are foolish because they don’t know who I really am. They are reckless, senseless children. They think they are wise, but they are cunning in sinfulness and clueless in righteousness.”

Isaiah 58:1

“Shout it loud and clear! Don’t hold back! Let your voice be like a trumpet blast! Declare to my people their rebellion and to Jacob’s tribes their sin!

Isaiah 32:7

The deceiver’s schemes and plans are evil. He schemes of cheating the poor, even when their plea is just.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their words are deadly arrows poisoned with deceit. Each one greets his neighbor with ‘Shalom,’ but deep in his heart, he secretly sets a trap for him.

Jeremiah 18:20

Good should not be repaid with evil, but look! They are digging a pit for me. Remember how I made intercession for them, pleading in your presence to turn away your wrath from them?