They encourage each other to do wrong.\par They talk about setting their traps.\par They tell each other,\par “No one will see the traps!”\par
Jeremiah 5:26 - Easy To Read Version There are evil men among my people.\par Those evil men are like men\par that make nets for catching birds. {\cf2\super [35]} \par These men set their traps,\par But they catch men instead of birds.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For among My people are found wicked men; they watch like fowlers who lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. American Standard Version (1901) For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. Common English Bible Criminals are found among my people; they set traps to catch people, like hunters lying in wait. Catholic Public Domain Version For the impious are found among my people; they lie in ambush like fowlers setting snares, for they set traps to catch men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For among my people are found wicked men that lie in wait as fowlers, setting snares and traps to catch men. |
They encourage each other to do wrong.\par They talk about setting their traps.\par They tell each other,\par “No one will see the traps!”\par
Those bad people might say, “Come with us! We are going to hide and wait for someone to kill. We will attack some innocent person.
That foolish person uses evil like a tool. He plans ways to take everything from poor people. That foolish person tells lies about the poor people. And his lies keep the poor people from being judged fairly.
Shout as loud as you can!\par Don’t stop yourself!\par Shout loud like a trumpet!\par Tell the people about the wrong things\par they have done!\par Tell Jacob’s family about their sins!\par
I have been good to the people of Judah.\par But now they are paying me back with evil.\par They are trying to trap me and kill me.\par
Let there be crying in their houses.\par Make them cry when you suddenly\par bring an enemy against them.\par Let all this happen because my enemies\par tried to trap me.\par They hid traps for me to step in.\par
\{God said,\} “My people are foolish.\par They don’t know me.\par They are stupid children.\par They don’t understand.\par They are skillful at doing evil,\par but they don’t know how to do good.”\par
The people of Judah have tongues\par that are like sharp arrows.\par Their mouths speak lies.\par Each person speaks nice to his neighbor.\par But he is secretly planning ways\par to attack his neighbor.\par
Do the bad people still hide treasures\par that they have stolen?\par Do bad people still cheat people\par with baskets that are too small? {\cf2\super [76]} \par \{Yes! All of those things are still happening!\}\par
I mean, all of the faithful people are gone.\par There are no good people left\par in this country.\par Every person is waiting to kill someone.\par Every person is trying to trap his brother.\par
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were amazed too. (James and John worked together with Simon. {\cf2\super [89]})