Jeremiah 5:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.”
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“For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For the wicked have been found among My people. It looketh about the covering of snares, They have set up a trap--men they capture.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 5:26 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 19:10Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
- Psalms 10:9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
- Psalms 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- Proverbs 1:17How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
- Isaiah 58:1“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
- Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
- Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
- Ezekiel 22:2“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
- Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- Habakkuk 1:14You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler.
- Luke 5:10and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
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