Jeremiah 5:26 Meaning
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
Context Explained
24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
25Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:33
Jesus calls the religious leaders 'serpents' and 'brood of vipers', similar to the deceitful men in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 1:18
This verse warns against the traps set by the wicked.
James 1:14
James discusses how temptation leads to sin, echoing the theme of deceit.
Source: Jeremiah 5:26