Jeremiah 5:27
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. God asks Jeremiah to search Jerusalem for even one person who does justice and seeks truth. Neither the poor nor the great are faithful. Like lions and leopards they lie in wait for God's people. God will not make a …
Other Translations
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
As a cage full of fowls, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.
As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth.
Cross References
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the …
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the …
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall …
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without …
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that …
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.